Disobedience
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Disobedience
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Narrated by:
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Rachel Atkins
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By:
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Naomi Alderman
About this listen
In a cramped synagogue in north-west London, the eminent elderly rabbi passes away. On the other side of the Atlantic, his estranged daughter, Ronit, hears of her father's death and returns to London for the funeral. She has not returned home in 15 years.
Ronit looks forward to a week or two of revisiting old friends, perhaps settling old scores. But she finds the community she grew up in a more confusing place than she'd anticipated. Particularly when she is unexpectedly reunited with Esti, her childhood sweetheart, who has taken a very different path in life....
Disobedience is a hugely enjoyable and warm-hearted portrayal of characters caught between two worlds, and a wise exploration of sexuality, tolerance and faith.
Now a major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.
©2006 Naomi Alderman (P)2016 Audible, LtdCritic Reviews
"A bold comic touch.... Like Brick Lane, offering a glimpse of a closeted and surprisingly English nook of British society." (Observer)
"A fresh, feisty peek at the hidden world of London’s Orthodox Jewish Community." (The Independent)
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- Proffitt's
- 20-07-2023
Enjoyable
I enjoyed the storyline exploring a healthy balance of religion and being true to one's self. The narrator was pretty good. An overall easy listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-12-2018
Disobedience
Beautiful story and I thought the narration was gripping. I can see why it's portrayal of Orthodox Judaism and homosexual women could be seen as "controversial." However, because it was coming from the perspective of the protagonists, I didn't find it problematic.
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- Amanda
- 21-03-2019
I loved this book but the narrator blew me away
in fact if I had bought this book to read I would not have enjoyed it nearly as much. Nornally I usually skim over the little passages that happen so often at the beginning of each chapter but with the narrates version I was engrossed and made think and.ponder and couldn't wait to hear more. Rachel.Atkins you are a star performer.
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