Jessica Elisheva Emerson Olive Days recensie, review en informatie over de debuutroman over de orthodox Joodse gemeenschap in Los Angeles. Op 10 september 2024 verschijnt bij Counterpoint Press de eerste roman van de Amerikaanse schrijfster Jessica Elisheva Emerson. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van de roman, de schrijfster en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de roman is niet verkrijgbaar.
Jessica Elisheva Emerson Olive Days recensie, review en informatie
- “Olive Days is a brilliant exploration of the lasting power of Jewishness, of Jewishness that’s not dependent on belief . . . Emerson is an incredibly acute observer… a fantastic debut novel.” (Karen E. H. Skinazi, Jewish Journal)
- “Effervescent . . . Emerson provides a fascinating picture of Rina’s commitments as a Modern Orthodox woman and goes deep into the psychological battle between her duty to uphold tradition and her life-affirming desire. The result is titillating and thought-provoking in equal measure.” (Publishers Weekly)
Olive Days
- Auteur: Jessica Elisheva Emerson (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: Amerikaanse debuutroman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Counterpoint Press
- Verschijnt: 10 september 2024
- Omvang: 320 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Prijs: $ 27,00 / $ 14,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de roman van Jessica Elisheva Emerson over de Joodse gemeenschap in Los Angeles
A smoldering debut novel about a young mother in an Orthodox Jewish community of Los Angeles whose quest for authenticity erupts in a passionate affair following a night of wife swapping.
Rina Kirsch is a young mother and Modern Orthodox Jew in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. Dutifully keeping to the formidable expectations of a traditional household connects Rina with generations past and those to come. But a contradiction burns at her center: Rina is an atheist. She is also stymied in her life and marriage.
Hoping to reinvigorate their relationship, Rina’s husband convinces her to partake in a night of wife swapping with other Orthodox couples. Rather than preserve her marriage, however, the swap plunges Rina down a heady path that begins with a rekindled passion for painting and culminates in an intoxicating affair with Will Ochoa, her married art teacher. Clandestine rendezvous and stolen moments of ardor awaken Rina to an existence beyond the confining parameters of tradition, offering a glimpse at the possible life she left behind in the olive groves of her youth. As the blush of erotic thrill comes into sharp contrast with the complications of living a secret life, Rina must decide if it’s worth sacrificing everything she’s ever known to fully inhabit the uncharted landscape unfolding before her, one where her needs take precedence.
Told in the fevered tenor common to both lust and religious devotion, Olive Days is an unforgettable story of the agonizing choices women make to balance duty against desire.
Jessica Elisheva Emerson is obsessed with cooking beans, growing food, eating pie, sleeping in on Shabbat, and working toward a better world. A Tucson native, Jessica spent twenty-two years in Los Angeles before returning to the Sonoran Desert, where she lives with her husband and children. Her stories and poems have been published in numerous journals, and she’s a produced playwright.