Adjmi, Corie
The Marriage Box: A Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9781647420796
- author:
- Adjmi, Corie
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- She Writes Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 21.3 x 14 x 2.5 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Women, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Marriage Box: A Novel by Corie Adjmi In the 1970s, a young girl's life is turned upside down when her parents decide to return to their roots, the Orthodox Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn. Casey, a teenager from New Orleans, must navigate a new and unfamiliar world, where families gather weekly for Shabbat dinner and the Marriage Box is a real place - a pool deck designated for teenage girls to put themselves on display for potential husbands. As Casey searches for love and a place to belong, she marries a man named Michael at eighteen, believing she can adjust to Syrian ways. But when she discovers that Michael doesn't want her to go to college, but instead have a baby, Casey begins to question her decision. Can she integrate these two opposing worlds, or will she have to leave one behind in order to find her way? This novel explores the complexities of identity, culture, and love, set against the backdrop of a vibrant and traditional community.
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