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Set in 1950s Brooklyn, "The Sisters Weiss" follows the lives of Rose and Pearl Weiss, sisters raised in a loving yet rigid ultra‑Orthodox family. A chance encounter with a young French immigrant shatters Rose’s constrained existence, forcing her to conceal a secret life that ultimately leads to her exile from family and community. Years later, Pearl’s daughter Rivka learns the truth about her aunt and becomes entangled in a quest that revives old wounds and reshapes their family's future.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Naomi Ragen
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