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Description for Sacred
paperback. Tells a love story of a young woman, living in the ultra-orthodox community in Jerusalem. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child in ten years of marriage, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Does she dare to tell the truth - or will she let her beloved husband, the son of the Rabbi, marry another? Translator(s): Newby, Karen. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Filmed as Kadosh by Amos Gitai; Selected for the Cannes Film Festival Sacred is the moving love story of a young woman, living in the ultra-orthodox community in Jerusalem. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child in ten years of marriage, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Should she tell the truth about his infertility - or watch while her husband, the son of the Rabbi, marries another?
Filmed as Kadosh by Amos Gitai; Selected for the Cannes Film Festival Sacred is the moving love story of a young woman, living in the ultra-orthodox community in Jerusalem. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child in ten years of marriage, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Should she tell the truth about his infertility - or watch while her husband, the son of the Rabbi, marries another?
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780953675784
SKU
V9780953675784
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99-50
About Eliette Abecassis
Eliette Abécassis was born in 1969, teaches philosophy and has specialised in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. She has also written The Qumran Mystery, The Treasure of the Temple, The Gold and the Ashes and My Father. Nominated for the 'Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie Française' and the 'Prix Femina', ... Read more
Reviews for Sacred
“In Rachel and Naomi, Abecassis creates two powerful and sympathetic heroines, and the power and beauty of her writing renders their story both heartbreaking and hypnotic.” Observer “A terrifying book on the feminine condition.” Le Figaro