This friendship had begun in a professional capacity; Zoe as defense counsel and Gabby as witness in the Baltimore trial, but continued long after the sad event receded into history. As single women navigating the shoals of middle age, they shared their fears and dreams. Zoe paraded before Gabby's judgment a host of male companions and related the horrors of bringing up an artistic, rebellious teenage girl in New York City. Gabby vented frustrations at what sometimes felt to her like being a hired gun to a well-meaning, respectful, but exceedingly demanding congregation. In need of relief from mothering Clementine, Zoe would often ship her daughter off to Washington to spend long weekends with "Aunt Gabby," a relationship that both the child and surrogate aunt enjoyed immensely. Together, they visited museums, played tennis, hiked in the Allegheny Mountains beyond Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, and bicycled by the Potomac River. Communication barred between mother and daughter flowed easily between Gabby and Clementine.
What do You think about Rabbi Gabrielle's Defiance?
