A journalist and daughter of a prominent London rabbi and granddaughter of a chief rabbi of Israel, Ms. Mann writes an excruciatingly honest and at times heartbreaking memoir of her life. At times hooked on drugs and promiscuous sex, she eventually marries an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic man and tries to fit into this ultra-religious community. While she gives us a glimpse of what life is like in the Hasidic community, we watch the unraveling of her passionless marriage and her eventual path to happiness. A thoroughly readable book . . . at times unbelievable . . . but hard to put down.
Non-fiction; rated 3 out of 5.
Reviewed by Eileen Feynman.
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