Lisa Emanuel

Told in first person narrative, it took me a while to realise this was a novel, not a memoir. To me, this exhibited the skill of the author (who also narrated the audio) and her delivery of an authentic, credible story. A young professional woman from the Eastern Suburbs (NSW) falls in love, embraces her Jewish heritage and joins an Orthodox group. Recommended.

How do you go from being an independent lawyer to a highly observant Hasidic wife? This book does a great job of exploring how it could happen, and what the consequences could be. Well-written and gripping with characters I genuinely cared about.