The Evil Inclination

  • “An exhilarating, spellbinding tale . . . [that] will surprise, astonish and move you deeply.”

    —  Joseph Telushkin, best-selling author of Words that Hurt Words that Heal and Jewish Literacy.

  • "A wondrous and welcome literary debut by a writer of uncommon gifts. ...I loved this book! Like all good ones, it took me to places I’ve never been.” 

    — Ari Goldman, Journalist and Professor of Journalism at the Columbia School of Journalism; best-selling author of The Search for God at Harvard

  • "The novel is a captivating love story pitting passion against faith... [it] is an irresistible read, as well as, along the way, a tender tribute to the vanishing ethnic enclaves of Brooklyn.”

    — Judith Shulevitz, journalist and culture critic; author of the of the best-selling book The Sabbath World

Lev Livitski, devoted son and upright young Orthodox Jew, collides with Angela Pizatto, a dark-haired knockout, and suddenly, what used to mean everything to him is no longer enough.

Angela pulls Lev from a cloistered and prudish existence into a passionate romance that must remain a secret because she is Catholic and he is Jewish. As the young lovers gallivant throughout Brooklyn, and as their devotion to each other builds, they realize that they are headed toward a pivotal crossroad—can they possibly overcome the seemingly insurmountable differences in their backgrounds and attain a shared future?