Jerusalem Maiden

“Truly marvellous . . . how deeply Talia Carner . . . evoke[s] Esther’s faith and the complexity of the choices she faces. . . . A beautiful and timely novel.” —Margot Livesey, author of The House on Fortune Street and Eva Moves the Furniture

In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, a young Orthodox Jewish woman in the holy city of Jerusalem is expected to marry and produce many sons to help haste...