Filmed as Kadosh by Amos Gitai; Selected for the Cannes Film Festival Sacred is the moving love story of a young woman, living in the ultra-orthodox community in Jerusalem. Spurned by her community for failing to conceive a child in ten years of marriage, her husband is forced by custom to reject her. Should she tell the truth about his infertility - or watch while her husband, the son of the Rabbi, marries another?

About the Author
Eliette Abecassis was born in 1969, teaches philosophy and has specialised in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. She has also written The Qumran Mystery, The Treasure of the Temple, The Gold and the Ashes and My Father. Nominated for the 'Grand Prix du roman de l'Academie Francaise' and the 'Prix Femina', Sacred was awarded the 'Prix des ecrivains croyants'.

Reviews
"In Rachel and Naomi, Abecassis creates two powerful and sympathetic heroines, and the power and beauty of her writing renders their story both heartbreaking and hypnotic." Observer "A terrifying book on the feminine condition." Le Figaro


Awards
Winner of The Ecrivian Croyant Literary Prize 2001 (France).



Book Information
ISBN 9780953675784
Author Eliette Abecassis
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Aurora Metro Publications
Publisher Aurora Metro Publications