Face Value

Malkie, former older single with an ambitious design career and padded bank account, turned struggling first-time mom

Fraidy, her best friend, mother of six, and inspiring limudei kodesh teacher who dreads checking her mailbox.

For years, Fraidy and Malkie have known just which paths lead to their goals until those paths start leading them astray. Lives start unraveling. Values are tested: close ties are strained and spurned as Malkie and Fraidy navigate challenges that shake them and their families — and their friendship — to the core.

Ahuva Parnes is also the author of The Single Files, a true diary of her journey through the tumultuous world of shidduchim.