As a computer scientist, she knows how to debug software, but her own heart? That’s another story!
Chana-Malka lives by codes: the ones dictated by her Orthodox Jewish upbringing, and the ones she writes as a computer scientist. She can debug software, but when it comes to forbidden desires, family expectations, and the chaos of her own heart, she’s stuck in an infinite loop. She dates Mr. Right: safe, steady, and mother approved. But can’t stop wanting Dr. Wrong: brilliant, bizarre, and inexplicably magnetic. Meanwhile, Yitzy, her lifelong coach of a father and Sophie, her built-in surveillance system of a mother, seem to have a direct line to God and all her business. When Chana-Malka’s worlds collide, sex doesn’t liberate her. Religion doesn’t protect her. AI doesn’t save her. Family doesn’t rescue her. With humor, heart, and a whole lot of chaos, Chana-Malka must learn how to write her own code. Because some crashes aren’t just inevitable—they’re transformative.
