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The Covered Wife
- Narrated by: Florette Cohen
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Sarah is a smart young lawyer living in Bondi when she falls head over heels. Daniel is handsome, passionate and is part of the kind of large, chaotically loving family Sarah longed for as an only child.
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- Gai Stern
- 09-09-2021
Suffocating but irresistible
Terrific story, well written and narrated with believable characters who I felt strongly about. The ending was a shock and, while not surprising, it left me feeling disappointed and a bit flat. However this did not detract from my overall appreciation of the book. I think it will take a while to throw off the suffocating feeling of it though!
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- SW
- 03-09-2021
Gripping!
Amazing read that grips you from the start. The author’s insight into frum practice makes this novel read like an autobiography. The love Sarah has for Daniel is ever palpable, and readers are easily drawn into her life in Bondi and the Blue Mountains with her descriptions of family, friends, daily life, religious practice and bush scape. Wonderful book. Narration was well done - the perfect choice for Sarah.
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- Ingy18
- 22-02-2022
The Covered wife
Beautifully narrated - another eye opener of the very religious who are shomre Shabbath - good story line and a peek into the fascinating goings on with those who have returned to religion.
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- Chantal Gianni
- 18-06-2021
Captivating
Lisa Emanuel’s first novel drew me in at the first chapter. Beautifully and authentically read by Florette Cohen, it follows a young jewish couple trying to find meaning and belonging in a modern world, through strict, ancient religious teachings. After moving away from the city to join a new community they turn their backs on their past lives and each begin a new fraught journey.
With a slow burning intensity to the plot, “The Covered Wife” keeps the reader enthralled, revealing some of the fascinating complexities of Orthodox Judaism on the way.
Towards the conclusion the author creates an urgency and fear that has you up in the night needing to know what happens to our protagonist, Sarah.
The characters are believable and intricate, by the final chapters Emanuel has allowed you to have your own opinion of each of them.
I really encourage you to read this captivating novel by a very talented new author.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-2021
Gripping and beautifully written story
The Covered Wife was not only culturally fascinating but absolutely gripping aswell. I literally could not stop listening. I highly recommend it.
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- Mrs. Evelyn S. Bayne
- 13-09-2021
Disturbing but compelling
The voice of the reader added to the compulsion to keep listening. I emphasised strongly with Sarah, and her relationships.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-02-2022
The Covered Wife
For me, the ending was such a huge disappointment that I would not recommend this book to others.
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- Ilana Kersh
- 26-06-2022
Disappointed with the ending
Found a lot of the text would not have been understood by others other than a person familiar with the extreme Jewish way of life. It started off with some explanations and then it got dropped with so much more that would not have been understood.
For the character of Sarah to have remained within this sect and remaining with her husband after what she came to know begs belief. The book left me feeling angry.
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