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by S. W. Leicher (Author)
Second in a two-book series on the rewards--and the price--of rebellion. Serach Gottesman--the sheltered but headstrong daughter of a rigidly Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family and Paloma Rodriguez--the tough, ambitious daughter of an even tougher Latina immigrant mother, meet in the first book and (unable to resist one another) launch a forbidden romance.
The story now picks up ten years later. Successfully pursuing their careers, ensconced in their big Flatbush Victorian home, delighting in the city's diverse riches, hobnobbing with famous musicians--they've built a loving and satisfying life for themselves. Serach has made peace with all that she's had to sacrifice--her faith, her old neighborhood, her beloved baby brother--to follow the path that she's chosen. Paloma has become highly adept at deflecting her older brother's resentment (and her own guilt) at how far she's come since leaving the South Bronx behind her.
And then things happen. An unexpected death. A seductive opportunity. A reckoning over childrearing approaches. A brutal crime. An even more brutal arrest. And all those hard-won balances shift.
Acts of Atonement is a quintessential New York City novel (with a couple of side trips to Jerusalem). It illuminates two arch-typically urban communities--Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn and immigrant Latina Bronx. It zeroes in on a particular lesbian couple in a particular part of town. The questions it raises, however, are universal:
- In a society of robustly insular tribalism, can anyone fully escape the pull of what they've grown up with?
In a time of dazzling multi-culturalism, can anyone totally ignore the allure of competing worldviews?
- In a country that persistently brands certain groups as outsiders, can those outsiders ever truly receive fair treatment?
Can two born rule-breakers--no matter how initially smitten--live long-term within the confines and expectations of a permanent partnership?
Acts of Atonement asks how far any of us is willing to go to sustain love, to reclaim a heritage, to achieve justice--to stay true to our complicated selves.
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Serach Gottesman--soft-spoken, golden-haired renegade from Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn, and Paloma Rodriguez--headstrong, drop-dead gorgeous trailblazer from the Latina South Bronx, have been partners for ten years. The two women have sacrificed family relationships, cherished beliefs and communal ties for the sake of their audacious romance. In return, they've gained a circle of accepting friends, entrée into the diverse riches of New York--and love.
Until an unexpected death, a seductive offer, and an arrest bring their supremely difficult families and indomitable cultures roaring back into their lives with devastating results.
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