Title: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots.
Author: Deborah Feldman.
This engaging memoir gives the reader a rare glimpse into the mysterious and secretive lives of the women of the Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism. The author reveals what life was like for her as a child and teenager trapped within a religous tradition that restricts young women to only marriage and motherhood. How she "fought" and eventually "escaped" from these strict beliefs and lifestyle forms the basis of her story. Her break from this insular world makes for riveting reading!
Non-fiction; rated 4 out of 5.
Reviewed by E. Feynman
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