The Saturday Wife
by Naomi Ragen
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Author: Naomi RagenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-14
ISBN: 0312352395
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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- ISBN13: 9780312352394
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Saturday Wife
Book Review: A good, quick, light read
Summary: 3 Stars
I read this book with my book club (otherwise, I would probably not have picked it up). It was oddly fascinating--I didn't like any of the characters as people, and yet I felt a nosy compulsion to keep reading. Eagerly anticipating the heroine's comeuppance, I kept turning the pages with a guilty, gossipy pleasure.
The author's writing style is smart and well-observed--though many personalities and scenarios are rather far-fetched--and I would be open to reading more from Naomi Ragen in the future. I particularly appreciated her constructively critical view of womens' roles in the Jewish (and more specifically, Modern Orthodox) community. It certainly made me think about the interplay of our public and private selves. I found the ending unexpected and (intentionally, maddeningly) open-ended; however, I won't spoil it here!
Summary of The Saturday Wife
With more than half a million copies of her novels sold, Naomi Ragen has connected with the hearts of readers as well as reviewers who have met her work with unanimous praise. In The Saturday Wife, Ragen utilizes her fluid writing style--rich with charm and detail--to break new ground as she harnesses satire to expose a world filled with contradiction.
Beautiful, blonde, materialistc Delilah Levy steps into a life she could have never imagined when in a moment of panic she decides to marry a sincere Rabbinical student. But the reality of becoming a paragon of virtue for a demanding and hypocritical congregation leads sexy Delilah into a vortex of shocking choices which spiral out of comtrol into a catastrophe which is as sadly believeable as it is wildly amusing.
Told with immense warmth, fascinating insight, and wicked humor, The Saturday Wife depicts the pitched and often losing battle of all of us as we struggle to hold on to our faith and our values amid the often delicious temptations of the modern world.
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