Tells a love story of a young woman, living in Jerusalem who is longing for a child with her husband. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Does she dare to tell the truth - or will she let her beloved husband, the son of the Rabbi, marry another?
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Tells a love story of a young woman, living in Jerusalem who is longing for a child with her husband. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Does she dare to tell the truth - or will she let her beloved husband, the son of the Rabbi, marry another?
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Filmed as Kadosh by Amos Gitai; Selected for the Cannes Film FestivalSacred is the moving love story of a young woman, living in the ultra-orthodox community in Jerusalem. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child in ten years of marriage, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Should she tell the truth about his infertility - or watch while her husband, the son of the Rabbi, marries another?
Awards
Winner of The Ecrivian Croyant Literary Prize 2001 (France)
Critic Reviews
“Screened as a film, co-written by Abecassis, at Cannes in 1999, 'Sacred' was the first Israeli movie to compete at the festival in 25 years. Although mostly a critical success, some sections of the press condemned it as an inaccurate and brutal attack on Orthodox Jewish life.Set in Mea Shearim, a devout and insular area of Jerusalem, the narrative revolves around the marriage of Rachel and Nathan, which, after 10 years, has failed to produce children. Although Rachel knows she is not infertile, she is powerless to protest when Nathan's father encourages them to separate so Nathan can remarry in order to father children. In contrast, Rachel's sister, Naomi, defies Jewish law by meeting her lover the night before her arranged marriage to a man she does not like.In Rachel and Naomi, Abecassis creates two powerful and sympathetic heroines, and the power and beauty of her writing renders their story both heartbreaking and hypnotic.”
“In Rachel and Naomi, Abecassis creates two powerful and sympathetic heroines, and the power and beauty of her writing renders their story both heartbreaking and hypnotic.” Observer“A terrifying book on the feminine condition.” Le Figaro
About the Author
Eliette Abécassis was born in 1969, teachesphilosophy and has specialised in the study ofthe Dead Sea Scrolls. She has also written TheQumran Mystery, The Treasure of the Temple, TheGold and the Ashes and My Father.Nominated for the 'Grand Prix du roman del'Académie Française' and the 'Prix Femina',Sacred was awarded the 'Prix des écrivainscroyants'.
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