The marvellous story and major bestseller The Marrying of Chani Kaufman continues in the new novel by the ›Booker‹ nominee Eve Harris.

Chani has made it: she married the man of her choice — a rare blessing in her Orthodox Jewish community. And now? Be fruitful and multiply, says HaShem, but for ten months they do not become pregnant, which causes Chani great distress, as she knows that her husband has the right to divorce her if she is unable to bear him children. To make things worse, there is no room for childless, divorced women in her strict community. Between London and Tel Aviv, the multiple narratives weave a story of Orthodox Jewish life and the sacrifices that come with choosing your own path — frum or frei.

Eve Harris’ spectacular debut novel is an emotional and humorous insight in an Orthodox Jewish community.

They have met three times, they have never touched, and they are going to get married: 19-year-old Chani and the soon-to-be Rabbi Baruch Levy. But how does marriage work? What does happiness look like? Chani and Baruch feel more than counterbalanced by their anxieties.

The Marrying of Chani Kaufman is an almost impossible love story set in a world full of rules and rituals. The bold and touching debut of Eve Harris.

Nominated for the 2013 ›Man Booker Prize‹. More than 250'000 copies have been sold.