Oranges and lemons Book

This was my first Isaac Bashevis Singer book so when I picked it up I didn't know what to expect.
Based on the description in the book cover, I was hoping for something sentimental and insightful.

I got something very different.

There's a lot of humor here, a lot of satire, some subtle sarcasm and a tinge of sadness. The collection here isn't about deep relationships over complicated emotions but it's certainly colorful, highly entertaining and rich in descriptions of another time and place.

Reading it is just as much about Shtetl life as it is about old love, and gives me pause as to just how Judaism has changed even for those who practice it as if they still live in the Shtetl.