I'd secreted my womanhood, hidden my incantation bowl, buried my writings, and feigned reasons to meet Jesus in the cave, but it was Father who'd shown me how to strike a despicable bargain." "From my mother I'd learned the skills of deception. Ana's mother was manipulative, constantly scheming to get her way. They had no redeeming characteristics at any point. Ana's father traded his daughter to achieve financial goals, and his brother Haran was rich and cruel, who scammed his own brother to increase his own financial gain. The author displayed a stunning lack of sensitivity in how the Jewish characters were portrayed - they were rich, manipulative, and greedy, without fail. While I respect what the author was trying to do here, I found it especially offensive in its portrayal of Jewish characters. CONTENT WARNING: forced marriage, negative representation of all Jewish characters
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