The Sacrifice of Tamar

After being raped and impregnated by an African American man, Tamar, a recently-married, Orthodox Jewish woman, hides her shame and brings up the child as her husband's son, but the past returns to haunt her later in life.

Naomi Ragen is the author of four international best-sellers: Jephte's Daughter, Sotah, The Sacrifice of Tamar, and The Ghost of Hannah Mendes. Born in New York, she attended Brooklyn College and received an MA in English from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. For the last thirty years, she has made her home in Jerusalem. The translation of her books into Hebrew in 1995 has made her one of Israel's best-loved authors. An outspoken advocate for gender equality and human rights, she is a columnist for The Jerusalem Post. Ragen's first play, Women's Quorum, was commissioned by Habima, Israel's National Theater.