Description:This is an extraordinary collection of short stories written by the Welsh-Jewish author Ruth Joseph. Thoroughly thought-provoking it certainly is, an enjoyable read maybe not, but it is without doubt very readable. The first story, 'Tapestry', tells us of a mother's anguish over the centuries-old Jewish tradition of the circumcision of her newly-born son – graphic, sometimes heart-rending, sometimes heart-warming. A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council.