Journal Entry 1 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 28, 2006

This copy will remain in my PC as it is a UK first edition, signed copy.

Longlisted for the Orange Prize 2006

Synopsis (from Amazon.co.uk):
In a cramped synagogue in north-west London, the eminent elderly rabbi passes away. On the other side of the Atlantic, his estranged daughter, Ronit, hears of her father's death and returns to London for the funeral. She has not returned home in fifteen years. Ronit looks forward to a week or two of revisiting old friends, perhaps settling old scores. But she finds the community she grew up in a more confusing place than she'd anticipated. Particularly when she is unexpectedly reunited with Esti, her childhood girlfriend, who has taken a very different path in life. "Disobedience" is a hugely enjoyable and warm-hearted portrayal of characters caught between two worlds, and a wise exploration of sexuality, tolerance and faith.