"Mordecai Richler meets Jane Austen in The Book of Faith. Rhoda, and Erica, affectionately known the Three Graces, are members of a liberal Jewish congregation in contemporary Montreal. Rabbi Nate wants a brand new synagogue; Marty, the congregations' treasurer, harbours a raunchy secret; and Melly is a hard-nosed Holocaust survivor with an agenda. A delicious send-up of synagogue politics - and a paean to friendship." -- Book jacket.