Evil Eye, Etaf Rum
Evil Eye, Etaf Rum
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Evil Eye
A Novel

Author: Etaf Rum

Narrator: Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 11 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/05/2023

Synopsis

“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 BoardThe 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""

About 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas on November 12, 2023

Wow, what an absolute stunner of a novel that could not be more relevant to our times. Evil Eye follows Yara, a Palestinian American woman who grew up in a conservative and emotionally tumultuous family in Brooklyn, New York. Flash forward and she’s working at a local university teaching art, while......more

Goodreads review by johnny on January 03, 2024

YES GIRL LEAVE HIS ASS. GET HIM!!......more

Goodreads review by Corey on September 17, 2023

I loved Etaf Rum's first book, A Woman is No Man (4.5 stars!), so I was very excited to read this one. Unfortunately, the best part of this book was the cover (which I love). The book itself was disappointing. It was so repetitive, the writing and overall execution was simplistic and lacking in nuan......more

Goodreads review by Megan on August 25, 2023

I remember loving Etaf Rum’s first novel even though I couldn’t tell you what it was about all these years later!! In Evil Eye, Yara Murad is a Palestinian-American woman who in many ways has defied her culture by obtaining a masters degree and having a career while also raising her children and taki......more

Goodreads review by Tina on July 31, 2023

I was excited to read EVIL EYE by Etaf Rum and I’m glad I read it but in the end I just didn’t love it. . What I liked: - the representation: the main character Yara is a young mother, daughter of Palestinian immigrants, dealing with childhood trauma, grief and mental illnesses - Writing structure that......more

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