Leah is lost after many disappoint,Mets and a tragedy, leading her to find herself in the religious community of Boro Park. As a Baal teshuva, she tries to perform good deeds to get community acceptance, a difficult task since she does not have the family background. Yaacov, a religious Jew, lost his wife, and is struggling to keep his family going. Hoping for a marriage, he turns to matchmakers who disappoint him. How these two meet and what happens makes for a very absorbing novel. One of Ragen’s best, how the realities of not just religious communities, bu all humans, comes into play. Highly recommended.