A mother who has advocated freedom for her daughter, Andrea, has her beliefs challenged and is appalled and horrified when Andrea joins a fundamentalist sect of the religious Right in Israel and an arranged marriage is mooted. The novel illuminates the complexities of the parental bond and the universal thirst for love and acceptance. Anne Roiphe is the author of several novels, including "Up the Sandbox" and "Long Division", as well as two works of non-fiction.
- ISBN10 0370311833
- ISBN13 9780370311838
- Publish Date 5 May 1988 (first published 1 January 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint The Bodley Head Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 280
- Language English