The Sacrifice of Tamar (Readers Guide Editions)
by Naomi Ragen · October 4, 2001
Popularity 3
A rabbi's wife in New York is raped by a black man, but hides the incident from her husband and they continue sleeping as normal. On becoming pregnant she cannot tell who the father is, so decides against an abortion. The novel traces the consequences. By the author of Sotah.
Jewish womenJewsBlacksRelations with JewsFictionJewish familiesRape victimsFiction, generalFiction, romance, generalBlack peopleFamilies