
Ellie Gold is an orthodox Jewish teenager living in Toronto in the late eighties. Ellie has no doubts about her strict religious upbringing until she falls in love with another girl at her grandmother's cottage. Aware that homosexuality clashes with Jewish observance, Ellie feels forced to either alter her sexuality or leave her community. Meanwhile, Ellie's mother, Chana, becomes convinced she ha...
Series: Young Adult Novels
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers; 1st edition (November 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781554690497
ISBN-13: 978-1554690497
ASIN: 1554690498
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1498173
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This was a very engaging novel that dealt with several complex issues very well. The writing itself is stellar. I question some of the choices the author made -- particularly in having the main character's family be "born again" Jews -- but the book ...
ic role to play, and her sister, Neshama, chafes against the restrictions of her faith. Ellie is afraid there is no way to be both gay and Jewish, but her mother and sister offer alternative concepts of God that help Ellie find a place for herself as a queer Jew.