The Believers A Novel
The Believers A Novel by Zoe Heller, published by Harper Collins in 2008, is a 335-page exploration of a family’s complex relationship with faith and doubt. The narrative centers on Audrey, who faces a life-altering revelation about her husband, New York radical lawyer Joel Litvinoff, prompting her to reassess their forty-year marriage. As the family grapples with this unsettling truth, each member confronts their own challenges, revealing the intricacies of their lives.
Readers will find a blend of humor and tragedy as the characters navigate their personal dilemmas. Rosa, a disillusioned revolutionary, struggles with her newfound connection to Orthodox Judaism, while Karla, an unhappy social worker, finds herself falling for an unexpected partner. Meanwhile, adopted brother Lenny faces his own battles with addiction. This edition presents a contemporary look at family life, marriage, and the psychological complexities that arise when belief systems are tested.
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This is a comic, tragic, supremely entertaining novel about one family’s struggles with the consolations of faith and the trials of doubt. When Audrey makes a devastating discovery about her husband, New York radical lawyer Joel Litvinoff, she is forced to re-examine everything she thought she knew about their forty-year marriage. Joel’s children will soon have to come to terms with this unsettling secret themselves, but for the meantime, they are trying to cope with their own dilemmas. Rosa, a disillusioned revolutionary, is grappling with a new-found attachment to Orthodox Judaism. Karla, an unhappily married social worker, is falling in love with an unlikely suitor at the hospital where she works. Adopted brother Lenny is back on drugs again. In the course of battling their own demons and each other, every member of the family is called upon to decide what – if anything – they still believe in.
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