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Although we think of arranged marriage as something that happened in Fiddler on the Roof, many cultures still adhere to the custom today, including Ultra Orthodox Jews. The following is a scene from my first novel PLEASE SAY KADDISH FOR ME. The year is 1902 and takes place in a little village in Eastern Europe.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
BEHIND THE VEIL
“Mama?”
White satin gleamed in the lamplight. Straightening to ease the ache wracking her spine, Fruma Ya’el set the gown aside.
“What’s troubling you, child?”
“This wedding’s a mistake.” Gittel knelt and laid her head in Fruma Ya’el’s lap.
Fruma Ya’el’s heart ached for her girls. Any fool could see Havah and Arel had fallen in love. What could she do? Betrothal papers were signed years ago.
She combed her fingers through Gittel’s auburn hair. “Some things cannot be changed. Arel’s love for you will grow over time, as will yours for him. You believe this don’t you?”
“Do you?”
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 