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Exodus

A Memoir

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Exodus

By: Deborah Feldman
Narrated by: Deborah Feldman
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Deborah Feldman, author of the explosive New York Times–bestselling memoir Unorthodox, returns with an extraordinary follow-up that traces her new life as an independent young woman and single mother, and her search for an authentic and personal Jewish identity. Americas Religious Studies State & Local United States Memoir

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Praise for Exodus

“One woman's search to understand herself and her Jewish heritage. . . . Rich in details of Jewish life and the lives of her grandparents in the World War II era, [Feldman] sensitively portrays the inner struggles of accepting the pervasive feeling of survivor guilt and her own desires to understand the woman she was becoming. . . . An enthralling account of how one Orthodox Jewish woman turned her back on her religion and found genuineness and validity in her new life.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Feldman’s journey is undeniably and explicitly Jewish, but the aching need to find both a welcoming community and a sense of individuality is one that readers from all walks of life will be able to identify with. Those left unsatisfied with the abrupt ending to Unorthodox will enjoy the more hopeful conclusion to Feldman’s second book as well as her more mature and increasingly eloquent writing style.”Booklist

“Overall, Exodus is a satisfying sequel to Unorthodox, which shows how Deborah Feldman went on to the next step after getting her own freedom from the bonds of a strictly insular society. . . . [A] chronicle of a continuing journey of self-discovery . . . There are many satisfying finds and revelations along the road, but there are also plenty of bumps, frustrations, disappointments, and pitfalls, which is expected when one spends their formative years being closed off from the rest of the outside world, and is confined to the boundaries of a Brooklyn neighborhood. . . . This book is more about the liberation of Deborah Feldman, and how she copes with this newfound sense of freedom and self-discovery, that can be a shock to some, or a declaration of independence for others.”—Stuart Nulman, Montreal Times

“In her first memoir, Unorthodox, Feldman made the courageous choice to cut off ties with her family and the Satmar community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. . . . Now a divorced woman in her twenties, Feldman chronicles the next phase of her life in her new book [Exodus]. . . . A quest of self-discovery . . . Some of the most powerful scenes come when Feldman retraces the path of her female ancestors in Hungary and confronts the anti-Semitism of contemporary Europe. . . . Feldman ultimately discovers that her rightful place is wherever she happens to be.”—The New York Times Book Review
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enjoyed as I was fascinated after reading book one.
I had seen there is a revised version of this. i will wait a year before watching

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I listened to this memoir straight after listening to the first, Unorthodox, and it exceeded all expectations. The difference between the two stories reflects the huge journey Deborah has been on.. the somewhat cold perspective delivered in Unorthodox, written during a time of great upheaval, is here replaced with a much more emotional and reflective narrative, perhaps helped by the author now being the speaker also. Here we follow Deborah's struggles to find roots and meaning in a new world - a story uniquely her own, but from which most readers will find something to relate, and lots to learn. It is beautifully done, and I would urge everyone to give it a listen.

Wonderful!

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This is the second book of the author that I have read. Looking forward to her next book.

A self-discovery journey

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I’ve been with Deborah on two of her journeys, Unorthodox and now Exodus. I feel like she has become an acquaintance of sorts, someone who I enjoyed listening to and became enthralled by her story which clearly demonstrated tenacity, grit and perseverance. Sharing Deborah’s journey left me feeling as though I’ve been with her every step of the way. I too share Deborah’s background although not with chadism but with ultra orthodoxy. Perhaps that’s in good part because I too was made to feel an outsider, felt distinctly apart from the community I was living with and so can identify with much of what Deborah endured both in terms of treatment and experiences by those very same people. I too left the fold having been rejected and then in turn rejected those very same who rejected me. I went on to experience the same freedom and life of which Deborah speaks and so can therefore identify much with her journey.

Deborah’s story is all that more extraordinary because she literally started from the bottom and worked her way up, above and beyond all the obstacles which could so easily have prevented her success. Her books are well written and convey a sincerity and truthful honesty which draws the reader in. My only criticism would be that I would have liked, particularly in the follow-up book Exodus, there to have been more detail about her life and how she navigated it post orthodoxy.

Awesome

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Loved it, listened to it all in one day. I just had to know what happened after Unorthodox. Feel like I've learned so much aswell. Please release another book in the UK soon, as I know you won't publish anything in the US whilst Trump is in power.

A Must read

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