Arditti: The Enemy of the Good (2009)

Michael Arditti‘s novel titled The Enemy of the Good was published in the UK in April and is coming it in the US next February. Based on the description of the book at the author’s site  I believe Kabbalah is not a major theme as it seem to influence only one of the characters. Not having read the book itself I cannot judge yet, neither can judge what colors the discipline is painted in this novel. Nevertheless here is the aforementioned summary

The Glanvilles are an extraordinary family. Edwin is a retired bishop who has lost his faith. Marta, a child of the Warsaw Ghetto, is a controversial anthropologist. Their son, Clement, is a celebrated gay painter traumatized by the death of his twin. Their daughter, Susannah, is a music publicist recovering from an affair with a convicted murderer.
Over three remarkable years, the family goes through a sequence of events that causes it to reassess its deepest values and closest relationships. Clement’s work and reputation are violently attacked and his private life exposed. Susannah’s exploration of the Kabbalah takes her into the closed world of Chassidic Jews and a seemingly impossible love. Edwin’s illness forces Marta to confront the horrors of her past. Each must find a way to escape the abyss.

P.s. I first read about the book in The Oxford Times.