"A splendid book."-- San Diego Jewish World "A California girl chooses to enter an ultra-Orthodox enclave in Boro Park, Brooklyn, against her family's wishes. Hidden secrets on all sides create questions and issues of how to belong, should you belong and where do we really belong." -- Ms. Magazine, " Eight Books That Will Transport You" "Ragen packs this novel with complex characters, many given backstories that increase the understanding of current choices. [She] provides a depth of details about daily life and philosophy behind Orthodox traditions as a natural extension of the story but also allows readers a glimpse into a world most would never experience." -- Library Journal " Read­ing Nao­mi Ragen is like hav­ing a warm vis­it with an old friend, com­plete with tea and rugelach.In An Unortho­dox Match , as the title implies, a lit­tle rebel­lion goes a long way, and Ragen deft­ly guides us through these moral quan­daries.

Whether love or the law pre­vails, her nov­el and its con­clu­sion is a wor­thy study in the rich­ness and vari­ety of our endur­ing people." -- Jewish Book Council "Ragen asks why a secular Jewish woman might join an Orthodox community and whether it would be possible for her to find not only acceptance, but family." -- Kirkus Reviews.