Jephte's Daughter (45 page)

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations,
and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the
author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

JEPHTE’S DAUGHTER
. Copyright © 1989 by Naomi Ragen.
All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ragen, Naomi.
     Jephte’s daughter / Naomi Ragen.—1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
          p. cm.
     ISBN: 978-0-312-57023-1
     1. Jewish women—Fiction. 2. Arranged marriage—Fiction. 3. Marital conflict—Fiction. 4. Hasidim—Fiction. 5. Orthodox Judaism—Fiction. 6. Religious fanaticism—Judaism—Fiction. 7. Me’ah She’arim (Jerusalem)—Fiction. 8. Jewish fiction. 9. Psychological fiction. I. Title.
     PS3568.A4118J47 2010
     813'.54—dc22

2009042091