The Marriage of Opposites: by Alice Hoffman

The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman A 15-Minute Summary & AnalysisPreview: Even as a young girl, Rachel Pomie defied the rules. Growing up in a Jewish society in the early 1800s, Rachel felt more like her father's son than her father's daughter. Rachel was bright, and her father taught her the family business as she grew. However, it was well-known that her cousin would inherit the business once her father passed. With business failing, Rachel is coerced to marry a much older man in o