u003cbu003eNow a Netflix original series! u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eUnorthodoxu003c/iu003e is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish womans escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Alis u003ciu003eInfidel u003c/iu003eand Carolyn Jessops u003ciu003eEscapeu003c/iu003e, featuring a new epilogue by the author.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eAs a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded young woman whose stolen moments reading about the empowered literary characters of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott helped her to imagine an alternative way of life among the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Trapped as a teenager in a sexually and emotionally dysfunctional marriage to a man she barely knew, the tension between Deborahs desires and her responsibilities as a good Satmar girl grew more explosive until she gave birth at nineteen and realized that, regardless of the obstacles, she would have to forge a pathfor herself and her sonto happiness and freedom.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eRemarkable and fascinating, this sensitive and memorable coming-of-age story (u003ciu003ePittsburgh Post-Gazetteu003c/iu003e) is one you wont be able to put down.
