The Ladies Auxiliary

The Orthodox families of Memphis are as proud of their century-old Southern roots as they are of their Jewish heritage. Into this fiercely protective community comes a convert to Judaism--Batsheva, young, beautiful, recently widowed, and accompanied by her five-year-old daughter, Ayala.

Author: Tova Mirvis
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.53w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9780345441263
ISBN10: 0345441265
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Sagas
- Fiction | Family Life | General

About the Author
Tova Mirvis is the national bestselling author of Visible City, The Outside World, and The Ladies Auxiliary. Her essays have appeared in various publications including the New York Times, Good Housekeeping, and Poets and Writers, and her fiction has been broadcast on NPR. She was a Scholar in Residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University, and Visiting Scholar at The Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center. She received an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. She lives in Massachusetts with her three children.