Moreover, Roiphe brings all her literary art to bear on retelling this seminal lore with effortless grace. Drawing on a variety of prayer books, religious texts from all major religious groups, and folklore and legends, Roiphe brings these characters to full-blown, messy life and confirms that their stories of love, faith, death, deception, and betrayal are indeed timeless. Water from the Well (2006) Epilogue (2008) Art and Madness (2011) Novels Book Covers. Roiphes sharp, dazzling memoir of her literary youth in late 1950s and early 1960s New York City contains a dark story of. The biblical world she re-creates is a lived-in, gritty place, where the women ride camels, feed donkeys, grind barley, weave wool-in short, are flesh and blood, with all the foibles and imperfections that implies. Anne Roiphe, Doubleday/Talese, 23.95 (208p) ISBN 978-4-1. "We can't forget these women because they belong to us, come with us, across seas in exile." Millions of words have been written about their stories, which Roiphe maintains are foundational for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim history, yet she manages fresh interpretations. Elaine Goodfriend In this lovely meditation on the innate power of women, critically acclaimed author Roiphe focuses on four biblical figures-Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah-who to Roiphe constitute the backbone of humanity. Her memoir Epilogue was published in 2008, and another memoir, Art and Madness, in 2011.Water from the well: Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah by Anne Richardson Roipheįacilitated by Dr. In 1993, The New York Times described her as "a writer who has never toed a party line, feminist or otherwise." Her 1996 memoir Fruitful A memoir of Modem Motherhood was nominated for the National Book Awardįrom 1997 to 2002, she served as a columnist for The New York Observer. Roiphe has since published seven novels and two memoirs, while contributing essays and reviews to The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, and others. /rebates/2f97800607379622fWater-Sarah-Rebekah-Rachel-Leah-00607379642fplp&. Her second, Up The Sandbox (1970), became a national best-seller and made the author's career. 'Water from the Well' is a journey four thousand years back to the time of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah. The graceful prose of renowned author Anne Roiphe brilliantly captures these biblical women and makes their fascinating stories come alive. Roiphe published her first novel, Digging Out, in 1967. Water from the Well is a journey four thousand years back to the time of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah. A careful reading reveals how their lives laid the foundation for womanhood today. Over a four-decade career, Roiphe has proven so prolific that the critic Sally Eckhoff observed, "tracing Anne Roiphe's career often feels like following somebody through a revolving door: the requirements of keeping the pace can be trying." (Eckhoff described the writer as "a free-thinking welter of contradictions, a never-say-die feminist who's absolutely nuts about children"). In Water from the Well, Annie Roiphe gracefully and effectively retell their stories, making them fascinating to modern day readers.
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