
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A "magnificent" ( The New York Times ), chilling, and unforgettable story of a close-knit British Jewish family pushed to the brink when they suspect their daughter is a witch. Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric's father Yosef, a Holocaust survivor. Both intellectually gifted and deeply unconventional, the Rosenthals believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament and in the presence of God (and evil) in daily life. As Hannah prepares to publish an account of Yosef's years in war-torn Europeāunearthing a terrible secret from his time in the campsāElsie, her perfect daughter, starts to come undone. And then, in the wake of Yosef's death, she disappears. When she returns, just as mysteriously as she left, she is altered in disturbing ways.Witnessing the complete transformation of her daughter, Hannah begins to suspect that Elsie has delved too deep into the labyrinths of Jewish mysticism and gotten lost among shadows. But for Elsie's brother Tovyah, the truth is much simpler: his sister is the product of a dysfunctional family, obsessed with rituals, traditions, and unbridled ambition. But who is right? Is religion the cure for the disease or the disease itself? And how can they stop the darkness from engulfing Elsie completely?Bristling with the energy of a great campus novel and the unsettling, ever-shifting ground of a great horror tale, Fervor is a powerful family storyāand "fans of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Stephen King alike will thrill to this superb modern folk tale" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Part One: Gehinnom and Afterwards
- Part Two: Daughters of Endor
- Part Three: Fervor
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes
- Copyright