Disobedience

A Novel

Hardcover, 227 pages

English language

Published April 27, 2006 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-0-7432-9156-9
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By the age of 32, Ronit has left London and transformed her life. She has become a cigarette-smoking, wise-cracking, New York career woman, who is in love with a married man.But when Ronit's father dies she is called back into the very different world of her childhood, a world she thought she had left far behind. The orthodox Jewish suburb of Hendon, north London is outraged by Ronit and her provocative ways. But Ronit is shocked too by the confrontation with her past. And when she meets up with her childhood girlfriend Esti, she is forced to think again about what she has left behind.

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3 stars

My sole purpose in reading (listening) to this book was to see if there was any reason or explanation given to the spit scene in the film. If you're considering reading for that reason, I'll save you the time - there's none given. It's still a mystery. Maybe someone can share their theory in the comments...

Anyway, it was an interesting story and I don't regret the time I spent listening to the book. If you're interested in learning about being a closeted lesbian living in the orthodox Jewish community, it's definitely worthwhile.

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  • Jewish families -- England -- London -- Fiction

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