Goldie Goldbloom's On Division
So this is a novel about a Chasidic woman in their enclave in Williamsburg, and how her life is upended when she discovers she is pregnant at the age of 57. Goldbloom is clearly a part of the Chasidic community so the details and characterizations are spot on. This is just a beautifully written and moving book about family and community, particularly a community that values homogeneity. I think a lot of reviews will be talking about “a look inside a community you never see” and exoticizing that aspect, but it wasn’t written for that purpose. It was written to be the story of a woman at a crossroad, and it’s wonderful. A/A-.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on September 17th.
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