Beschrijving
Rachel Benjamin is the rabbi’s eldest daughter. She is expected to set an example for her brothers and sisters. She must wear thick tights with seams; she must never wear a bathing suit in public; she is not to read novels in English. But Rachel does read forbidden books; she starts to wear sheer stockings and to take classes to become a lifeguard. As the prospect of an arranged marriage draws nearer, Rachel is torn between the opportunity it offers to leave her family and the realization it is not a genuine escape.
The romance reader / Pearl Abraham. – Groningen : Wolters-Noordhoff, 2004. –
272 p. ; 21 cm. – (Blackbirds, ISSN 0926-2350 ; 2004)
Oorspr. Engelse uitg.: New York : Riverhead Books, 1995.
ISBN 90-01-55877-1
ISBN 90-01-55876-3 ((set))
INHOUD
Rachel Benjamin is the rabbi’s eldest daughter. She is expected to set an
example for her brothers and sisters. She must wear thick tights with seams;
she must never wear a bathing suit in public; she is not to read novels in
English. But Rachel does read forbidden books; she starts to wear sheer
stockings and to take classes to become a lifeguard. As the prospect of an
arranged marriage draws nearer, Rachel is torn between the opportunity it
offers to leave her family and the realization it is not a genuine escape.
Algemene typering: tekst; zonder medium; band
