(Fiction, 288 pp. 2019)
Surie, a grandmother at fifty-seven living in Hasidic Williamsburg, is stunned to learn that she is pregnant with twins. Ashamed, she is unable to share the news even with her husband, a ritual scribe who is ready to retire. As she nurses her secret and starts working clandestinely in a maternity clinic, Surie’s understanding of her life begins to alter.
Guides and Resources for Readers
- Book Club Discussion Guide from the Jewish Book Council
- Discussion Questions from Farrar, Straus and Giroux and the Jewish Book Council
Reviews
- Review, Hadassah Magazine, January 2020
- Review, The Economist, September 26, 2019
- Review by Lily Meyer, Chicago Reader, September 25, 2019
- Review by Julia M. Klein, Forward, September 16, 2019
- Review by Corey Friedman, Jewish Book Council, September 9, 2019
- Review by Amos Lassen, August 26, 2019
- Review by Ilana Kurshan, Lilith, July 9, 2019
- Review, Publishers Weekly, June 13, 2019
- Review, Kirkus, May 27th, 2019
Interviews with Goldie Goldbloom
- Goldie Goldbloom and Abby Chava Stein in Conversation with Stephanie Butnick at the Jewish Museum in New York City, February 20, 2020
- Goldie Goldbloom and Cheryl Sucher in Conversation, FSG in Progress, October 25, 2019
- Hovering in the Middle: Discussing On Division with Goldie Goldbloom, New City Lit, September 16, 2019
