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i read pearl abraham's first novel when i was in high school and i really loved it. randomly, a few weeks ago, i looked her up in the library catalog and found out that she's since published two more books. i could rate this book higher based on the quality and style of the writing, but i found it really depressing, so i can't really go higher than 3.5 'bots. it's about a woman from a hasidic family (deena) who marries an orthodox jew (daniel), and, according to her family, the marriage is doomed from the start. it's fine until seven years into it, when daniel clearly becomes obsessed with one of the secretaries at his office. the thing that bothered me the most was that deena became a total enabler, befriending this woman from daniel's work and so on. i don't know. the writing was great, and the book had a nice, even pace, but the story just left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
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