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Lovingkindness
by
Anne Roiphe
From the acclaimed author of "Fruitful" comes a novel of the love between a mother and daughter. Annie Johnson has worked hard to raise her daughter, Andrea. She is shocked, therefore, when 22-year-old Andrea calls from Israel and announces that she has joined an extreme right-wing Orthodox Jewish group and will be seeking an arranged marriage.
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
October 1st 1997
by Warner Books
(first published 1989)
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When Annie Johnson, a feminist single mother learns that her twentysomething daughter Andrea has joined a Yeshiva in Israel, she is stunned. After all, this is the same daughter who partied, got piercings and tattoos, and experimented with drugs. The same daughter whose
self-destructive behavior and rebellious attitude have kept her on tenterhooks for the past several years.
Not sure what to make of it, Annie researches all that is available to know about this Yeshiva – and le...more
self-destructive behavior and rebellious attitude have kept her on tenterhooks for the past several years.
Not sure what to make of it, Annie researches all that is available to know about this Yeshiva – and le...more
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This book started off a bit slowly for me, but in the end I was surprised how much I enjoyed it -- the story of a feminist, secular Jewish woman's grief over her daughter's decision to join a Jerusalem yeshiva. What made the book good was Roiphe's ability to portray both "sides" with sensitivity and compassion. Definitely a worthwhile read.
This book is an interesting account of the struggle of a mother who has strived to achieve as a feminist while her daughter with a troubled history is filling the emptiness of her life in America with a traditional patriarchal Judaism in Israel. A lot of young Jews (seeking something more than mainstream consumerist American culture typically gives them) who travel to Israel to learn about Jewish tradition go through a phase of ambivalence about their secular or less traditional upbringings and ...more
Especially good in that frummies and seculars both enjoy it.
What gorgeous language!! Terrific author, I will read more of her works, but OH! I was so mad at the Mommy in this book. Unbelievable act of betrayal.
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One of my favorite Jewish-themed books. Explores the dichotomy of a feminist-thinking mother and her drug-addled daughter who ultimately turns to strict, Orthodox Judaism. The story is told largely through letters and personal narratives, which eloquently raise complex and unbiased questions about the nature of faith, family, and a woman's role in both.
I liked the premise of a secular mother disturbed by her daughter's choice to join a fundamentalist religious group, but the book was kind of tedious.
Almost sails into backlash against feminism territory, but winds up being an honest look at a familial/political dilema.
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