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"Through a largely hidden ceremony...four friends discover the true meaning of life. It's 2006 in a seaside village in Israel, where a war is brewing. Lauren, Emily, Aviva and Rachel, four memorable women from different backgrounds, are drawn to the village. Lauren, a maternity nurse, loves her Israeli doctor husband but struggles to make a home for herself in a foreign land miles away from her beloved Boston. Seeking a fresh start after divorce, her vivacious friend Emily follows. Strong, sensuous Aviva, brought to Israel years earlier by intelligence work, has raised a family and now lost a…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2015William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 394 pages · 9780062382443
- Other · English · 2015Remarkable KindnessHarperCollins Publishers · 9780062382450
Jewish womenAmericansTaharaAmerican JewsJewish funeral rites and ceremoniesḤevra kaddishaFictionFiction, general