The Saturday Wife A Novel [Paperback]

With more than half a million copies of her novels sold, Naomi Ragen has connected with the hearts of readers as well as reviewers who have met her work with unanimous praise. InThe Saturday Wife, Ragen utilizes her fluid writing style--rich with charm and detail--to break new ground as she harnesses satire to expose a world filled with contradiction.
Beautiful, blonde, materialistc Delilah Levy steps into a life she could have never imagined when in a moment of panic she decides to marry a sincere Rabbinical student. But the reality of becoming a paragon of virtue for a demanding and hypocritical congregation leads sexy Delilah into a vortex of shocking choices which spiral out of control into a catastrophe which is as sadly believeable as it is wildly amusing.
Told with immense warmth, fascinating insight, and wicked humor,The Saturday Wifedepicts the pitched and often losing battle of all of us as we struggle to hold on to our faith and our values amid the often delicious temptations of the modern world.

Naomi Ragenis the author of novels includingThe Tenth Song,The Sacrifice of Tamar,Sotah, andThe Covenant. Her books are international bestsellers, and her weekly email columns on life in the Middle East are read by thousands of subscribers worldwide. Ragen attended Brooklyn College and earned her master's in English from Hebrew University. An American, she has lived in Jerusalem since 1971. She was recently voted one of the three most popular authors in Israel.

1.The Saturday Wifehas been described as a satire. Do you agree or disagree? If you agree, what is the author satirizing, and why?

2. Describe what you think would be the perfect ending for this book and why.

3. What do you think is the role of a good spiritual leader?

4. Describe the perfect spiritual leader for Swallow Lake.

5. Do you think Chaim failed the congregation, or did the congregation fail him?