This is a fascinating fiction book about matchmaking and shidduchim. The story centers in Israel, where several young adults in their 30s are looking for their "match". Readers follow the characters thru their daily lives. Questions of faith arise as each character must come to terms with what G-d is, who G-d is, if they even have a soulmate, and so on. There is the shame and embarrassment of being single in a sea of married folks. There are the questions of "why aren't you married yet?" as others in the story are married--some even with kids--at far younger ages. Not every character in the book is single. There are a few characters who have been married for years but who are desperately unhappy. This book really makes people think about love, marriage, and what the two really are about. There is an artist who is single because no woman is good enough for him. There is a day laborer who is single because women are taken aback by his medical seizures. There is a therapist who is single because she avoids any emotional attachment. There is a Torah scholar who is single because she can't find any time to date in between her religious studies. Not every character ends up marrying in the book, and I don't want to spoil the ending by saying what happens to whom. However, I will say that this is a thought-provoking book that will really make one think about how one ends up or does not end up married.
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