Chutzpah

A memoir of faith, sexuality and daring to stay

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<p><b>Wry and exhilarating, <i>Chutzpah</i> is a fearless exploration of what is possible when one person simply refuses to choose between abandoning their roots and abandoning themselves.</b></p><p>LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WINGATE PRIZE</p><p><b>"Clear-sighted and courageous, with an extremely dry sense of humour"</b><br>DAVID BADDIEL, author of <i>Jews Don't Count</i></p><p><b>"A gutting, brave story, written with exquisite candour."</b><br>Dr. Sara Glass, author of <i>Kissing Girls on Shabbat</i></p><p><i><b>Yehudis Fletcher was six years old when she decided to find out if there was actually a G-d.</b></i></p><p>One Sabbath evening, she dared to defy a fundamental rule. She didn't wash her hands before breaking bread. At the table, Yehudis braced herself for a terrible, biblical punishment: being swallowed by the ground or consumed by fire. But nothing happened.</p><p>It was at this moment that she discovered a spark within that would grow to make her invincible.</p><p>As the daughter of a rabbi raised in an Orthodox Jewish community, Yehudis struggled to conform to the strict expectations placed upon her and her siblings. Outspoken, curious and desperate to know more about G-d, she felt fenced in by arbitrary rules and questions left unanswered.</p><p>As she grew older, these restrictions intensified and her questions for G-d hung heavier than ever. Repeatedly let down by those who were supposed to protect her and pushed on to a path that seemed to take her further away from who she really was, she began to yearn for a life where she could embrace all facets of herself.</p><p>When Yehudis's sexuality came to blows with the expectations of her family and her community, the pressure to inhabit a binary position reached fever pitch. Confronted with either losing the faith she loved or losing herself, Yehudis made the most daring decision of all: she decided to stay.</p><p>"<b><i>Chutzpah</i> is a brilliant and fascinating insight into an ultra-orthodox Jewish commu

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804993521

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 130 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK