{"product_id":"kissing-girls-on-shabbat-sara-glass-9781668031216","title":"Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of \u003ci\u003eUnorthodox\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e, about one young woman's desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also \u003c\/b\u003eembracing her queer identity \u003cb\u003ein a controlling Hasidic community.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn's Borough Park, Sara Glass knew one painful truth: what was expected of her and what she desperately wanted were impossibly opposed. Tormented by her attraction to women and trapped in a loveless arranged marriage, she found herself unable to conform to her religious upbringing and soon, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the world she knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sara's journey to self-acceptance began with the challenging battle for a divorce and custody of her children, an act that left her on the verge of estrangement from her family and community. Controlled by the fear of losing custody of her two children, she forced herself to remain loyal to the compulsory heteronormativity baked into Hasidic Judaism and married again. But after suffering profound loss and a shocking sexual assault, Sara decided to finally be completely true to herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eKissing Girls on Shabbat \u003c\/i\u003eis not only a love letter to Glass's children, herself, and her family--it is an unflinching window into the world of ultra-conservative Orthodox Jewish communities and an inspiring celebration of learning to love yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Glass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668031213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668031216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/One Signal Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"Sara Glass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616469446911,"sku":"9781668031216","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ff44d29-479c-4ac4-9a47-7b07055f3a45.jpg?v=1703020509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kissing-girls-on-shabbat-sara-glass-9781668031216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}