The Rabbi's Daughter: A True Story of Sex, Drugs and Orthodoxy by Reva Mann Pape

Description: The Rabbi's Daughter by Reva Mann Hard to put down - its so personal and raw. Sunday Times Magazine FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Reva Mann was a wild child. Granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel and daughter of a highly respected London Rabbi, she rebelled strongly and so began a desperate search to discover who she was. In a whirlwind of sex and drugs, Reva strove to leave her strict family life behind her and find her own path. When, years later, Reva decides she wants to return to her Jewish faith, she leaves London and enters a womans yeshiva in Jerusalem. Driven by a strong yearning to return to a higher level of spirituality, she is determined to find a strictly orthodox holy man to marry and have children. So Reva begins a new life, wanting to suppress her former desires and needs, and to find her way to God. In this honest and often shocking memoir, Reva presents to us the secret world of ultra Orthodox Judaism. Fascinating insights into modern day matchmakers, ritual baths, sexual codes of conduct and Jewish practice are depicted, and Revas journey is brought to life in stunning detail. Notes Subtitled, A True Story Of Sex, Drugs & Orthodoxy. An explicit and honest memoir from the daughter of a London rabbi and the granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel. Hard to put down... its so personal and raw Sunday Times Author Biography Reva Mann is the daughter of a highly respected, orthodox London rabbi and granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel. Reva grew up in central London and moved to Israel in 1979. She lives in Jerusalem with her three children. Review Sometimes shocking, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes very funny, Reva Manns story is a fascinating glimpse into a hidden world, - Elle MagazineFascinating and harrowing in equal measure... - Daily ExpressAn incredible journey of rediscovery. - This Morning, ITVThere are moments of profound insight . . . read this book and then hide it from the kids! - Jewish TelegraphThe mantra of sexndrugsnrocknroll might have been coined for Reva Mann . . . the book at times makes one gasp aloud, she has done a service by opening a window on the strictly Orthodox world. - Jewish ChronicleGripping, harrowing and devastatingly honest. - Naomi AldermanA fascinating journey . . . This is a searingly honest account of one womans struggle with her faith and her health. - The Good Book GuideMakes for riveting, compulsive reading. - Elle Magazine USA Promotional Hard to put down - its so personal and raw. Sunday Times Magazine Kirkus US Review Jerusalem-based newspaper columnist Mann recounts her struggles with men, procrustean religion, drugs, sex, motherhood, breast cancer and the loss of loved ones.Employing the present tense throughout - perhaps to add an urgency that the narrative doesnt always deliver - the first-time author reveals a profound sadness at her center. The daughter and granddaughter of prominent rabbis, Mann rebelled as a teen with drugs and bad boyfriends. Reeling out of a troubled relationship with a druggie, she decided to move from London to Israel, where she studied midwifery and was attracted to the most fundamentalist form of Judaism she could find. She married a Hassidic scholar and adopted a pious lifestyle that puzzled even her father, a more moderate Jew. As she desperately sought happiness, she found herself increasingly repelled by her husband and his ways. Then a hunk of a handyman came to remodel the kitchen. Leers turned to frantic, clawing, biting sex - there is much explicit detail about her romps with this kitchen aide and with other lovers - which, of course, eventually led to the dissolution of her marriage and anguish for their three children. Later, another relationship with another slovenly drug addict went awry, but not before the author describes some luscious nubile bodies on a nude beach with nipples "soft and pink like candy." Lying on that same beach, she felt a lump, learned that she had breast cancer and endured surgery, chemo and radiation. Along the way, her father died, then her mom, in most disturbing fashion. The author then decides its time to reunite with her sister, institutionalized back in England with Downs syndrome, whom she hasnt seen in 20 years. She vows to visit once a year from now on.A woeful life, related in prose thats largely hollow and unremarkable. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Reva Mann was a wild child. Granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel and daughter of a highly respected London Rabbi, she rebelled strongly and so began a desperate search to discover who she was. In a whirlwind of sex and drugs, Reva strove to leave her strict family life behind her and find her own path. When, years later, Reva decides she wants to return to her Jewish faith, she leaves London and enters a womans yeshiva in Jerusalem. Driven by a strong yearning to return to a higher level of spirituality, she is determined to find a strictly orthodox holy man to marry and have children. So Reva begins a new life, wanting to suppress her former desires and needs, and to find her way to God. In this honest and often shocking memoir, Reva presents to us the secret world of ultra Orthodox Judaism. Fascinating insights into modern day matchmakers, ritual baths, sexual codes of conduct and Jewish practice are depicted, and Revas journey is brought to life in stunning detail. Review Quote There are moments of profound insight . . . read this book and then hide it from the kids! Promotional "Headline" Hard to put down - its so personal and raw. Sunday Times Magazine Description for Sales People Shockingly explicit, Revas story of sex, drugs and Orthodox Judaism breaks taboos. Description for Press or Other Media Hard to put down - its so personal and raw. Sunday Times Magazine Brutally honest, beautifully written, THE RABBIS DAUGHTER is the compulsive story of a woman trying to find love, and struggling to make peace with her faith, her parents, and ultimately herself. Reva Mann was a wild child. Granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel and daughter of a highly respected London Rabbi, she rebelled strongly and so began a desperate search to discover who she was. In a whirlwind of sex and drugs, Reva strove to leave her strict family life behind her and find her own path. When, years later, Reva decides she wants to return to her Jewish faith, she leaves London and enters a womans yeshiva in Jerusalem. Driven by a strong yearning to return to a higher level of spirituality, she is determined to find a strictly orthodox holy man to marry and have children. So Reva begins a new life, wanting to suppress her former desires and needs, and to find her way to God. In this honest and often shocking memoir, Reva presents to us the secret world of ultra Orthodox Judaism. Fascinating insights into modern day matchmakers, ritual baths, sexual codes of conduct and Jewish practice are depicted, and Revas journey is brought to life in stunning detail. Reva Mann is the daughter of a highly respected, orthodox London rabbi and granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of Israel. Reva grew up in central London and moved to Israel in 1979. She lives in Jerusalem with her three children. Details ISBN034094367X Author Reva Mann Pages 336 Year 2008 ISBN-10 034094367X ISBN-13 9780340943670 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-04-03 Subtitle A True Story of Sex, Drugs and Orthodoxy Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 296.092 Media Book Imprint Hodder Paperback Illustrations None Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Short Title The Rabbis Daughter UK Release Date 2008-04-03 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-04-30 AU Release Date 2008-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168987798;

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