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Kaaterskill Falls

By Allegra Goodman

Kaaterskill Falls Contemporary literature

Kaaterskill Falls

By Allegra Goodman

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A richly textured portrait . . . an intimate look at a closed Orthodox community.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review   NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK   It is 1976. And the tiny upstate New York town of Kaaterskill Falls is bustling with summer people in dark coats, fedoras, and long, modest dresses. Living side by side with Yankee year-rounders, they are the disciples of Rav Elijah Kirshner.   Elizabeth Shulman is a restless wife and mother of five daughters; her imagination transcends her cloistered community. Across the street Andras Melish is drawn to Kaaterskill by his adoring older sisters. Comforted, yet crippled by his sisters’ love, he cannot overcome the ambivalence he feels toward his own children and his young wife. At the top of the hill, Rav Kirshner is nearing the end of his life. As he struggles to decide which of his sons should succeed him—the pious but stolid Isaiah or the brilliant but rebellious Jeremy—his followers wrestle with their future and their past.   With this community, Allegra Goodman weaves magic. The nationally bestselling author of The Family Markowitz crafts a tale of family and tradition—one that confirms this author’s place as a virtuoso of her generation.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
338
Release Date:
1999-08-10
Publication Date:
1999-08-10
Publisher:
Random House
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0385323905
ISBN13:
9780385323901
Weight:
381 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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