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A very pleasant, rewarding read that follows the maturation of a rabbi and a marriage. The main conflict in the story is the rabbi grappling with who he is in a world that he is part of and yet isn't. He's a rabbi in a gentile world; he's a Reform rabbi that always doesn't see eye to eye with his congregations. A parallel conflict flows with the story of Leslie, his wife who has converted from Christianity to Judaism and endures the label of "shickseh." While the story focuses on Rabbi Kind, I think Leslie's part is as interesting and I was wishing for more from Leslie's perspective. The marriage is a moving story of how love changes. Noah Gordon's writing is sensitive and keeps the reader involved.