The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
Perhaps the most surprising and intriguing novel on the Man Booker Prize longlist, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman is a debut originally published by a small independent Scottish press that is already garnering significant attention worldwide. London, 2008. Chani Kaufman is a nineteen-year-old woman, betrothed to Baruch Levy, a young man whom she has...show more
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This book was definitely not my typical fiction read since there wasn't a mystery or crime to be solved. But I found myself intrigued and captivated by Chani and Baruch's story as they moved ever closer to their BIG wedding day. Both were filled with angst and nerves. I was equally concerned over Chaim and Rivka's unraveling marriage. He was the rabbi, and she the rebbetzin, and their marriage was unraveling after a miscarriage and years of simpl...read more
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