Freedom of Choice

A NovelThree women, behind bars; three women, yearning to be free.Rozi, who tired to buy freedom for others and peace for herself, at the cost of her own liberty:"Every time I knocked on one of their doors, the 'pause' button was pressed on my life, freezing everything else.... Alone, I was just Rozi.... They weren't to blame when I wanted to give them more than I was able to...."Yehudis, struggling to connect with her individuality and to feel her own worth as a person, latches on to Rozi and tries to see herself reflected in Rozi's brightness:"She was someone I wanted to be, and she was mine.... Thanks to her, I also 'had' something. I was no longer just another woman...."Noga, locked in a world of dependency, comfort becoming constraint, the walls collapsing in on her:"You should have been worried about me.... You should have remembered that I don't know how to live without you...."Three lives collide, impacting each other, forcing all three to confront their fears and weaknesses, a