The Orchard A Novel

David Hopen

eBook - 2020

A NATION­AL JEW­ISH BOOK AWARD FINALISTA Recommended Book From:The New York Times * Good Morning America * Entertainment Weekly * Electric Literature * The New York Post * Alma * The Millions * Book Riot A commanding debut and a poignant coming-of-age story about a devout Jewish high school student whose plunge into the secularized world threatens everything he knows of himselfAri Eden’s life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are dedicated to intense study and religious rituals, and adolescence feels profoundly lonely. So when his family announces that they are moving to a glitzy Miami suburb, Ari seizes his unexpected chance for reinvention.Enrolling in an opulent Jewish academy, Ari is stun...ned by his peers’ dizzying wealth, ambition, and shameless pursuit of life’s pleasures. When the... more