Naomi Alderman: Disobedience

The orthodox Jewish communities that live in large modern cities such as London and New York rarely make themselves known to the wider public. It seems that they do not feel the need for acknowledgement or appreciation of their traditions, customs and beliefs from the outside. Instead, insularity is necessary for the preservation of their traditional way of life. In other words, outsiders need not apply.
But in the past couple of months, the British public has had a chance to peek into these closed communities, for instance in Josh Appignanesi's debut film Song of Songs, a claustrophobic tale of a sibling relationship gone inappropriate in Hendon. Naomi Alderman's Disobedience tells another story of taboos and misbehaviour amongst the orthodox Jews of Hendon, and of what happens when a child of the community returns after years away.
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(http://www.culturewars.org.uk/2006-01/alderman.htm)