To be accepted was to be loved. To leave was unthinkable. But Tova Mirvis couldn’t stay.
Raised in an Orthodox Jewish community, Mirvis lived a life shaped by devotion to faith, family, and tradition. She married within the fold, built a family, and followed the rules that had always defined her. But as years passed, doubt grew louder than faith, and at forty, she faced an impossible choice: stay in a life that no longer felt like hers or step into the unknown—alone.
Leaving meant losing her friends, her community, and possibly even her family. But it also meant reclaiming herself.
A New York Times Editors’ Choice, The Book of Separation is a brave and inspiring memoir about faith, doubt, love, and the courage to choose your own path.
