Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin

Marne was looking for an excuse to have a fun summer vacation in paradise. Her parents were looking for a safe place for Marne to stay while they are working in Paris. The answer: Oahu, Hawaii at Aunt Carole’s. But paradise isn’t quite what Marne has envisioned. Aunt Carole is now Aunt Chaya and she has seven children. Her family is deeply religious, her husband is a rabbi and besides hosting the weekly Shabbos in their living room, they don’t believe any type of work over the Sabbath (including working the electricity). They are so modest that Marne begins to feel uncomfortable in her tank top and capri pants. But when Marne’s bff Kim arrives, Marne begins to see her strange relations in a different light.