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This Is Not a Love Story

A Memoir

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This Is Not a Love Story

Di: Judy Brown
Letto da: Sarah Rose Humphrey
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 A memoir about a woman’s coming of age in the closed world of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community is “an unforgettable portrait of anguish and hope” (People).

The third of six children in a family that harks back to a gloried Hassidic dynasty, Judy Brown grew up with the legacy of centuries of religious teaching. But her world begins to crumble when her “crazy” brother Nachum returns home after a year in Israel living with relatives. Though supposedly “cured,” he is still prone to retreating into his own mind or erupting in wordless rages.

The adults’ inability to make him better, forces Judy to ask larger questions: If God could perform miracles for her sainted ancestors, why can’t He cure Nachum? And what of the other stories her family treasured? Judy starts to negotiate with God, swinging from holy tenets to absurdly hilarious conclusions faster than a Talmudic scholar: she fights with her siblings at the dinner table for the ultimate badge of honor (“Who will survive the next Holocaust?”); and she adamantly defends her family’s reputation when, scandalously, her parents are accused of having fallen in love —which is absolutely not what pious people do.

This Is Not a Love Story is ultimately a story of a family whose fierce love for each other and devotion to their faith pulled them through the darkest time in their lives.



“An instant classic. . . . With echoes of Scout Finch, the feisty Menuchah guides readers on an unforgettable journey.” —Leah Vincent, author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood

“A tender story gently told.” —Kirkus Reviews Culturali e regionali Donne Giudaismo
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Recensioni della critica

"I love books about families and this one is so warm and funny that I couldn't put it down....This Is Not a Love Story actually is one."—Nina Stibbe, author of Man at the Helm and Love, Nina
"An instant classic....With echoes of Scout Finch, the feisty Menuchah guides readers on an unforgettable journey of love, justice and compassion."—-Leah Vincent, author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood
"In this thoughtful and engaging memoir, Judy Brown offers a fascinating glimpse into a world, a family, a life....I was utterly absorbed."—Jennifer Traig, author of Devil in the Details and Well Enough Alone
"Vividly capturing the voice of her younger self, Brown portrays an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community marked by piety, prejudice, and superstition, and her loving family roiled by the mystifying, often terrifying, affliction of her younger brother.... A tender story gently told."—-Kirkus Reviews
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