
Henna House
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Narrated by:
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Hillary Huber
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By:
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Nomi Eve
Yemen in 1920: After passage of the Orphan's Decree, any unbetrothed Jewish child left orphaned will be instantly adopted by the local Muslim community. With her parents' health failing, and no spousal prospects in sight, Adela Damari's situation looks dire until her uncle arrives from a faraway city, bringing with him a cousin and aunt who introduce Adela to the powerful rituals of henna tattooing. Suddenly, Adela's eyes are opened to the world, and she begins to understand what it means to love another and one's heritage. She is imperiled, however, when her parents die and a prolonged drought threatens their long-established way of life. She and her extended family flee to the city of Aden where Adela encounters old loves, discovers her true calling, and is ultimately betrayed by the people and customs she once held dear.
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Critic reviews
A story of henna, love and war.
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Amazing story
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Terrific saga
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It took me a while to get through this book. I read & listened to several other books while working on this one. I would get bored and so go to another but then come back to see what happened to certain characters.Would you recommend Henna House to your friends? Why or why not?
Best thing about this book was the information about Yemenite Jewish culture. I really didn't know much about this interesting culture/sect of Jews. It was very interesting to learn about their ways and about henna. For that reason I would recommend the book - but the plot & characters are not fascinating or entrancing. But I did finish the book and was satisfied with how it all wrapped up.Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Narrator was okay.Interesting but not great.
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Fantastic story
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Slow start. Narrator speaks so slowly you have to go to 1.25 or you might fall asleep. At that speed, she's good.
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great listen!
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Fabulous Book!!
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Very interesting background on Jews in Yemen, thebindia link, and migration to Israel
Eye opening insight into the recent history of Jews in Yemen
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Hannah House - good book, good performance, important story
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