by Ayelet Waldman
Juliet Applebaum is back and desperately in search of some sleep.
A nap comes to her in the form of Fraydle, an Orthodox Jew and teenaged babysitter. Finally, a nap for Juliet! After her first day with Juliet’s cranky son, Fraydle appears to be missing. A mystery!
Of course, Juliet sticks her nose in and discovers far more than she wanted to know: an arranged marriage, an illicit boyfriend, and a powerful Hasidic community. It’s hard to know what Juliet’s true motivation is—sleep or helping a family to find their daughter.
Regardless of her motivation, she travels to New York and irritates the Jewish the community, all in the name of making herself feel useful again.
Light, fun, and harmless.
10/12/10
No comments:
Post a Comment