A review by abookishtype
The Mystics of Mile End by Sigal Samuel

3.0

It’s not often that a man’s children rebel against him by turning to religion. It’s usually the other way around, at least the way most literary fiction. Yet, that’s what happens to David Meyer. After his wife’s death in a car accident, David became resolutely atheist. His son, Lev, and his daughter, Samara, secretly study with the local rabbi to prepare for their bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah. The Mystics of Mile End, by Sigal Samuel, is a curious exploration of faith and non-faith, by way of the Tree of Knowledge...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from Edelweiss for review consideration.