The House of Women — Chaim Bermant

Vida, Vesta, Rocky and Ducks, Courlanders all, English gentry, And Jewish - an afterthought until its concealment by a beloved governess makes the question of identity assume towering proportions.

Vida rebels and becomes Orthodox. Beautiful Vesta embraces lost souls, worthy causes and a half-Jewish spouse. Rocky pursues a life devoted to idle pleasures and negotiable assets. And Ducks sees and - tells - all...