This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations,
and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the
author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
JEPHTE’S DAUGHTER
. Copyright © 1989 by Naomi Ragen.
All rights reserved.
For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth
Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ragen, Naomi.
Jephte’s daughter / Naomi Ragen.—1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-0-312-57023-1
1. Jewish women—Fiction. 2. Arranged marriage—Fiction. 3. Marital conflict—Fiction. 4. Hasidim—Fiction. 5. Orthodox Judaism—Fiction. 6. Religious fanaticism—Judaism—Fiction. 7. Me’ah She’arim (Jerusalem)—Fiction. 8. Jewish fiction. 9. Psychological fiction. I. Title.
PS3568.A4118J47 2010
813'.54—dc22
2009042091