Book Review: The Marriage Box

The Marriage Box, by Corie Adjmi, is the story of Casey Cohen, a 16-year-old Jewish girl in New Orleans in the 1970s who starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. When she gets in trouble, her parents turn her world upside down by deciding to return to their roots, the Orthodox Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn. Casey journeys from wild teen to 18-year-old married woman and grapples to balance her need for independence with the comforts and constraints of tradition. This story is both a heartbreaking and heartwarming story of the families we are born into and the families we choose, and the unbreakable bonds between women.

This book will be reviewed by Mima Jackson, and the review will take place in the Oshman Multi-Purpose Room. There is no charge, but please RSVP online or by contacting the Sisterhood office at 713.529.5771, ext. 233 or sishood@emanuelhouston.org.