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    Evil Eye: A Novel
    Evil Eye: A Novel
    Evil Eye: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    Evil Eye: A Novel

    Written by Etaf Rum

    Narrated by Vaneh Assadourian and Gail Shalan

    4.5/5

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    • Self-Discovery

    • Mental Health

    • Family

    • Family Relationships

    • Family Dynamics

    • Fish Out of Water

    • Struggling Artist

    • Forbidden Love

    • Betrayal

    • Haunted Past

    • Cultural Clash

    • Troubled Marriage

    • Curse

    • Evil Eye

    • Love Triangle

    • Relationships

    • Identity

    • Gender Roles

    • Love

    • Memory

    About this audiobook

    “A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics and Community Board

    The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration of the expectations of Palestinian-American women, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved pasts affect our presents.

    ""After Yara is placed on probation at work for fighting with a racist coworker, her Palestinian mother claims the provocation and all that’s come after were the result of a family curse. While Yara doesn’t believe in old superstitions, she finds herself unpacking her strict, often volatile childhood growing up in Brooklyn, looking for clues as to why she feels so unfulfilled in a life her mother could only dream of. Etaf Rum’s follow-up to her 2019 debut, A Woman Is No Man, is a complicated mother-daughter drama that looks at the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma and what it takes to break the cycle of abuse."" —Time magazine, ""The Most Anticipated Books of the Year""

    Editor's Note

    Highly anticipated…

    Everyone tells Yara she should be satisfied with her life as a wife, mother, and academic, but as a Palestinian American woman from a patriarchal family, her future feels predetermined. In search of freedom, Yara slowly unravels the harmful ideologies that shape her self-perceptions. Rum (“A Woman is No Man”) delivers a meditation on mother-daughter relationships, imbalanced marriages, and the tangled web of generational trauma.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateSep 5, 2023
    ISBN9780062987938
    Author

    Etaf Rum

    Etaf Rum was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by Palestinian immigrants. Her first novel, A Woman Is No Man, was a New York Times bestseller and a Today Show Read With Jenna book club pick.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title inspiring, sad, and full of hope. It is a wonderful book about womanhood, being Palestinian, culture, displacement, fear, regret, new beginnings, and a new time. The book provides an incredible account of personal growth and overcoming fears, while educating readers about the heart-wrenching history of Palestinians and the sufferings endured by generations. It also explores expectations, trauma, and finding strength through a Palestinian American viewpoint. The book emphasizes our basic humanity, regardless of culture.

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    • 4/5
      this is wonderful book about womanhood, being palestinian, culture, displacement, fear, regret, new beginnings, and a new time.
    • 5/5
      What an incredible account of human story encompassing personal growth and overcoming the fears to change your trajectory despite so many voices telling you that everything is fine all amidst educating us in heart-wrenching flashbacks in Palestinians history and the sufferings endured by generations.
    • 5/5
      Outstanding look at expectations, trauma, and finding a way to strength through a Palestinian American viewpoint. Amazing how so much is rooted in our basic humanity, no matter the culture.
    • 5/5
      Wow, what a great book, inspiring and sad and full of hope! Loved it