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The Rabbi's Daughter: A True Story of Sex, Drugs and Orthodoxy | 
| Author: Reva Mann
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 11540
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 034094367X
EAN: 9780340943670
ASIN: 034094367X
Publication Date: April 3, 2008
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 Great Book August 5, 2008
One of the best books I've read in years. It moved me so deeply that as soon as I finished the book I sent an e-mail to Reva Mann and she immediately wrote back. She is working on a new book and I can't wait for it to come out!
Sensational July 16, 2008
A brilliant spell binding read. You are so easily transported into the world of the orthodox Jewish community and although the book is clearly not a thriller i couldnt stop reading it. Reva's story is heartbreaking, gripping and you feel a real sense of apathy for her plight. I also found the book quite spiritually uplifting i.e. her life story is full of battles but ultimately it makes her stronger and more resilient.
Fabulous read cant recommend enough.
 "Amy Winehouse" finds religion and then loses it again... June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
An interesting read. Not too deep but enough to understand a little more about the fantical orthodoxy that Reva was involved in.
An Inspirational Memoir April 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Rabbi's Daughter is inspirational.
Through this beautifully scripted memoir, Reva Mann maps out the often turbulent journey she has taken to find peace in herself, with her religion and with her Creator.
The talent of Reva's writing is evident on every page, as it is speckled with Jewish teachings as well as some very humorous scenes in describing her family life.
The beauty of this book is not just in its tale of one woman's journey, but in the delicate way many aspects of orthodox Judaism are addressed. Reva puts across many of the laws that are sometimes hard to explain to a non jewish reader, in a tasteful and clear manner ensuring that this book is educational as well as inspirational.
Once you start this book... you simply won't want to put it down. As you turn every page, you find yourself hoping that this incredible, often destructive, journey will come to a happy ending. It does! And if you're like me, who was moved and transformed by this book, you'll shed a tear of happiness at the end results of this beautiful memoir.
 What a lot of self pity this is. March 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I started this book with high expectations after reading positive reviews in the papers. However, I quickly tired of her constant self pity, and the lack of responsibility she takes for her own actions. Fair enough, the birth injury of her sister is a tragedy, however the reactions she subsequently develops to other disabled people are vile- surely having lived with someone disabled, she should have had more compasssion for others, a feeling she obviously has very little of. The saga is one of endlessly running away from her problems by the use of self destructive behaviour, and yet there appears to be very little reason for the running away and the attempts to damage her father's reputation. The book is well written and I'm sure there are stories to be told about the oppression women feel in ultra orthadox Judaism, much like there is in other extremely religious sects but this is not one that elicits sympathy for her, so much as sympathy for all the people whose lives were damaged by her.
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