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"Immersive and captivating!"
What would you do if you had a second chance at first love? That's Sally's dilemma.
Sally Lieberman chose to become an Orthodox Jew in her twenties because it was comforting, calming and full of community and family. It didn't hurt that religious observance brought her to the man of her dreams -- her patient, sexy husband, Barry.
Ten years in, Sally has everything she ever wanted, a passionate marriage with three children and a best friend she can count on. She loves everything about her chosen life.
Until her son is abused at school, and she's shocked by her husband's response. That's when Sally's first love finds her online and wants her back -- something she dreamed about long before she became a religious wife.
It would be easy to abandon the community that is abandoning her -- but she's not the same person she was when she first fell in love with John. Sally is caught between two worlds. Can she give up the life she's built with Barry?
Experience the sensory-rich, food-filled Orthodox community of Skokie, Illinois in WOMAN OF VALOR, and step inside Sally Lieberman's loving family along with her often-difficult, yet surprisingly-inspiring way of life -- even when everything seems stacked against her. Ask yourself what you would do if you had a second-chance with your first love.
WOMAN OF VALOR is the 2025 winner of the American Fiction Awards for Religious Fiction and a 2024 Honorable Mention in Spiritual Fiction in the Eric Hoffer Award.
What Readers Say...
"... a brave heroine who inhabited two worlds and chooses the one readers least expect... " Nancy Sharp, author of Both Sides Now
"... an important story of faith, love, devotion and self-determination... " Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of Even In Darkness
"A deeply relatable tale in an intriguing setting." Tammy Pasterick, author of Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash
"Woman of Valor is a must-read!" Ly Ky Tran, author of House of Sticks: A Memoir
"... a heartfelt, satisfying read." Rochelle B. Weinstein, bestselling author of What You Do To Me
"I was hooked from the first page!"
"I was on the edge of my seat, could not put it down and finished the book in one sitting."
"I couldn't put it down!!"
"The story is captivating, the writing is vivid and superb."
"A five-sense immersion into a rich world of Jewish faith and family life."
"Great story full of vivid characters, human frailty, suspense, deep love and passion"
"A stunning read about faith, temptation, and the ripple effect of consequences."
"The story takes some surprising twists and had me holding my breath sometimes unsure of how some things would work out."
Woman of Valor has the snark of Jean Meltzer's The Matzah Ball, the pull to a past romance like Taylor Jenkins Reid's Maybe in Another Life and themes of family, identity and true love as in This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell. And, readers of Naomi Ragen will love this novel!
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