Monday, August 4, 2014

Books Set in the United States: Boro Park, New York

Sima's Undergarments for Women, by Ilana Stranger-Ross (2009)

Sima Goldner, through her own making, is in a loveless marriage.  To keep herself busy, she runs a lingerie shop in the basement of her home.  Women of all shapes and sizes visit her shop to get the bras and underwear, as well as the local gossip, for the support and lift they need.  

One day, a beautiful young Israeli woman enters her shop looking for both a bra and a job.  Sima takes young Timna under her wing and projects her own feelings for a child on Timna.  The two become friends as well as employer-employee despite their age difference.  When Sima tries to act as Timna's mother, however, trouble starts.

Sima is forced to face her own fallibility and look to she if she can reenergize her marriage.

3 Stars

Read: August 4, 2014

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