I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits - Penguin Books New Zealand
I Am Forbidden
  • Published: 14 June 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448114207
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288

I Am Forbidden

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14 Jun 2012
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1 May 2013
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An extraordinary literary debut about three generations of women that takes us from pre-World War Two Transylvania via Paris and England to present-day New York. The prose and historical context matches Suite Francaise and The Tiger's Wife

I Am Forbidden is a powerful portrayal of family, faith and history which sweeps the reader across continents and generations, from pre-war Transylvania to present-day New York, via Paris and England. Immersive, beautiful, moving, it explores in devastating detail what happens when unwavering love, unyielding law and centuries of tradition collide.
  • Published: 14 June 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448114207
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288
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About the author

Anouk Markovits

Anouk Markovits grew up in France. She attended a religious seminary instead of conventional school. After she left home at the age of nineteen to avoid an arranged marriage, she attended Columbia University. She has a Master of Architecture from Harvard and a PhD in Romance Studies from Cornell. I Am Forbidden is her first book.

Praise for I Am Forbidden

A strong and compelling human story

Richard Jaffa, Birmingham Jewish Recorder

An unusual, beautifully written novel

The Lady

Elegant, enthralling

New York Times

Fascinating... Offers a glimpse into the real world of Hasidic life

Kerstin Hoge

Luminously beautiful

Sunday Telegraph

Outstanding novel

Benjamin Evans, Sunday Telegraph (Seven)

Stunning

The New Yorker

Takes us into the heart of the Hasidic community in New York, where two Hungarian-Romanian Jewish children orphaned during the barbarity of the Second World War are set to begin new lives

Elmore Leonard, Glasgow Sunday Herald

The writing is stunning, the execution flawless and the plot utterly gripping (4 stars)

Helen Cullen, Stylist

Using the language of the scriptures, Markovits depicts religion’s potential for both beauty and cruelty, and the inevitability of transgression even in the most devout life

Maria Crawford, Financial Times