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The Ladies Auxiliary

A Novel

By Tova Mirvis

By Tova Mirvis

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Category: Women's Fiction

Paperback $16.00

Sep 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780345441263

The Ladies Auxiliary by Tova Mirvis
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Sep 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780345441263

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About The Ladies Auxiliary

When free-spirited Batsheva moves into the close-knit Orthodox community of Memphis, Tennessee, the already precarious relationship between the Ladies Auxiliary and their teenage daughters is shaken to the core. In this extraordinary novel, Tova Mirvis takes us into the fascinating and insular world of the Memphis Orthodox Jews, one ripe with tradition and contradiction. Warm and wise, enchanting and funny, The Ladies Auxiliary brilliantly illuminates the timeless struggle between mothers and daughters, family and self, religious freedom and personal revelation, honoring the past and facing the future. An unforgettable story of uncommon atmosphere, profound insight, and winning humor, The Ladies Auxiliary is a triumphant work of fiction.

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About Tova Mirvis

Tova Mirvis is the national bestselling author of Visible City, The Outside World, and The Ladies Auxiliary. Her essays have appeared in various publications including the New York Times, Good Housekeeping, and Poets and Writers, and her fiction has been broadcast on NPR. She was… More about Tova Mirvis

Product Details

Category: Women’s Fiction

Paperback | $16.00
Published by Ballantine Books
Sep 05, 2000 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780345441263
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Praise

"A SPARKLING DEBUT . . . A graceful novel with a strong sense of place, with vivid characters that are as Southern as the black-eyed peas they serve for Shabbat dinner, as Jewish as their homemade challah."
–Jewish Week

"MIRVIS EVOKES [ORTHODOX MEMPHIS] WITH COMPASSION AND TELLING DETAIL."
–Detroit Free Press

"Poignant, funny, sophisticated . . . The Orthodox answer to The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood."
–Mademoiselle

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