All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir

Named one of "forty-two books to read before you die" by the Independent (UK) 2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner 2016 Winner of the GLCA New Writers Award in Nonfiction One of Star Magazine's "Fab 5 Can't-Miss Entertainment Picks" A moving and revealing exploration of Hasidic life, and one man's struggles with faith, family, and community Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the US, he knows little about the outside world--only that it is to be shunned. His marriage at eighteen is arranged and several children soon follow. Deen's first transgression--turning on the radio--is small, but his curiosity leads him to the library, and later the Internet. Soon he begins a feverish inquiry into the tenets of his religious beliefs, until, several years later, his faith unravels entirely. Now a heretic, he fears being discovered and ostracized from the only world he knows. His relationship with his family at stake, he is forced into a life of deception, and begins a long struggle to hold on to those he loves most: his five children. In All Who Go Do Not Return, Deen bravely traces his harrowing loss of faith, while offering an illuminating look at a highly secretive world.
ASIN: 1555977057
VSKU: 31UJRV000V18_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Deen, Shulem
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.