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Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 6:58 pm
Orange Groves

I am so excited!


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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 8:34 pm
penguin wrote:
Orange Groves

I am so excited!


I thought that Ronny was engaged in the last book to one of the twin neighbors, wasn't he?
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penguin




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 8:36 pm
When I get my hands on the new book, I will probably first read the last one or two. Although one was only available as an ebook, IIRC, and I don't know if I still have the link, or if it would work.
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chocolate fondue




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 9:21 pm
From the description, it looks like a print version of 'Until Then' which only came out as an e-book. It would be interesting to see if she left anything out or added anything for the print version.
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seeker




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 10:06 pm
I can never keep track of these things where characters continue from different books Sad Much as I love the idea...
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GetReal




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 11:48 pm
Yes it's Till Then in print. I wonder why she changed the title. I thought the old one expressed the point of the book so well.
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GetReal




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 14 2014, 11:50 pm
For anyone who read it - does it mention orange groves anywhere?
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 15 2014, 10:13 am
GetReal wrote:
Yes it's Till Then in print. I wonder why she changed the title. I thought the old one expressed the point of the book so well.


That's disappointing; I read it (several times) as an e-book. It will also be confusing to most readers as it comes chronologically before the last book of hers that was published.
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GetReal




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 15 2014, 10:27 am
I searched the e-book and there are no orange groves. Maybe she changed some things? But from the description it sounds pretty much the same.
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penguin




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 15 2014, 3:07 pm
Does anyone have a problem with the fact that Rachel is a professor at Bar Ilan and that Rachel Pomerantz is not her real name?
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 15 2014, 3:10 pm
penguin wrote:
Does anyone have a problem with the fact that Rachel is a professor at Bar Ilan and that Rachel Pomerantz is not her real name?

Why should that matter? She isn't the only one who writes anonymously; though it isn't so anonymous any more as she's given out the information herself. She's a great writer. I just wish she'd write more.
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Terri




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 3:46 pm
Does anyone know if this book is chronologically before or after Bells and Pomegranates?
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 3:47 pm
Terri wrote:
Does anyone know if this book is chronologically before or after Bells and Pomegranates?


If it is the same as the eBook, then it is before.
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chocolate fondue




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:02 pm
It comes chronologically after Bells and Pomegranates. Naomi gets married in B&P. She is already married in Till Then/Orange Groves. I think its funny that this book is coming out now, when there are elections coming up in Israel, when the book is about the 1999 Israeli Elections.
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:03 pm
It is definitely before whatever was her last book printed. In the eBook, Ronny is struggling with shidduchim and in the last book printed (sorry I am terrible at book names), he gets engaged.
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amother


 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:06 pm
penguin wrote:
Does anyone have a problem with the fact that Rachel is a professor at Bar Ilan and that Rachel Pomerantz is not her real name?


I used to be really close to her family, I know her really well. She is very, very charedi - despite the fact that she's a professor. Not sure if I can reveal the whole story but it's pretty crazy. No problem with the penname, lots of authors use that. She doesn't davka hide who she is, either.
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naturalmom5




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:26 pm
amother wrote:
I used to be really close to her family, I know her really well. She is very, very charedi - despite the fact that she's a professor. Not sure if I can reveal the whole story but it's pretty crazy. No problem with the penname, lots of authors use that. She doesn't davka hide who she is, either.


There was a post on this thread that was deleted. Alleging She is a close personal friend of FS aka. Professor JBS

Is this true??
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Rubber Ducky




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:52 pm
naturalmom5 wrote:
There was a post on this thread that was deleted. Alleging She is a close personal friend of [she-who-must-not-be-named]

Is this true??

I'm not the friend and I didn't see the deleted post, but NaturalMom5, does it matter? It's a small Jewish world. Even if she she is, at least Prof. Pomerantz's work is supposed to be fiction.
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OOTBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:54 pm
There have even been magazine articles about her with her real name (primarily about her professor-life but also mentioning her books & pen name).
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GetReal




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 16 2014, 4:58 pm
Ronny gets engaged in Till Then/Orange Groves. Remember, it's the day of the election and he shows up late because he is volunteering at the polls? So it comes after Bells and Pomegranates.
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