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Evil Eye

A Novel

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Evil Eye

By: Etaf Rum
Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan
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“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"

©2022 Etaf Rum (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature
Beautiful Storytelling • Cultural Insights • Emotional Performance • Relatable Characters • Powerful Transformation
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This book was beautifully written and incredibly relatable. I felt like the author articulated some of my own complex emotions on my healing journey.

Incredible Story

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I had hoped to get another glimpse into the Palestinian culture in America. However, although the characters are Palestinian, and the book touches on some of the customs and norms of that culture, this book was much more about a woman struggling with anxiety and depression because of her status as a Palestinian wife, as well as guilt over things that happened when she was a child. Unfortunately, the narrator tended to have a very whiny voice, whereas had I read the book I would’ve interpreted the main character as more sad than whiny.

This book is about guilt, anxiety, and depression

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This was such an amazing book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Such an intimate look into this characters life and situation. I loved it.

Incredible

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The end was so inspiring! The story captivating and the details like naming the spices ugh so good!

Loved this novel!!

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Story resonated so much with me as it will with other women no matter their background.

So much wisdom in a book of fiction.

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This book was beautiful, thought-provoking, and well written. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to relate to the story, but I had high hopes. I think we can all relate to Yara’s journey of finding your voice, learning positive self talk, and being brave enough to make the right decisions. Her battle with childhood trauma and her healing was enlightening to me and I hope it is enlightening to many others as well as they learn to love themselves and open themselves up to love from others.

Read this book

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Performance made the book even better. Amazing book about personal growth and overcoming challenges a lot of women feel.

Beautiful book

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This story helped me process some similar erroneous beliefs— though this character’s patterns of self doubt and self erasure were so much more obvious— annoyingly so at times. However, I come from a privileged background of mental health awareness and a training where coping skills are commonly taught, and I still learned something to my benefit in walking the journey of self-discovery with Yara.

Paralleled my own emotional growth.

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If you're not wanting to dive into, and lose yourself in a story, then don't read this book. Now, if that is what you want to do - read it immediately!

Evil Eye is so truly relevant right now, it's kind of scary. Although what is going on between Israel and Palestine is all over the news, this story though connected, is not political, nor is it choosing sides. Etaf Rum has outdone herself again, much like she did with "A Woman is No Man". This story lays out the inner workings of a Palestinian family, with some historical perspective going back to 1948 and moving forward to 2023. It is about love of family, love of country, love of culture, and especially love of self. It shows the reader how love can sometimes be joyful and yet painful. I don't like spoilers, so I don't put them in my reviews, this book is necessary reading for anyone who is lost, afraid, uncertain, strong, weak and vulnerable all at the same time. Will the ending be triumphant? Read the book!!! This book deserves 20 stars!

Tugs at Your Heart and Mind

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Excellent! Well done and great read for our book club - highly recommend - hope for a sequel soon

Excellent

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