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Three Daughters of Eve

The sweeping historical novel about of faith, love and friendship from the bestselling author of There Are Rivers in the Sky

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Three Daughters of Eve

By: Elif Shafak
Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
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From Booker-shortlisted author Elif Shafak, comes a powerful tale of faith, love and friendship set across Istanbul and Oxford

Shirin, Peri and Mona, they were the most unlikely of friends. They were the Sinner, the Believer and the Confused.

On a spring evening in Istanbul, Peri is on her way to a dinner party - a night of luxury a far cry from her upbringing.

But when her handbag is stolen her world shifts violently. She starts to doubt how she got here: a traumatic Istanbul childhood, student years in Oxford, the rebellious professor who led her and best friends Shirin and Mona to question everything - Islam, love, life, even God - and the scandal that tore them all apart.

Over one desperate night she tries to make sense of a past she has tried to forget - but can we ever escape who we once were?

© Elif Shafak 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2017

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Critic reviews

Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic . . . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience (Financial Times on 'The Architect's Apprentice')
Vivid storytelling... that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love (Sunday Telegraph on 'Honour')
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A serious novel with thought provoking themes. Excellent listening and well narrated. I will now buy the book!

Complex and intriguing

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i want to say i enjoyed it but its probably a wrong word for it its a great book. very multidimensional. quite skillfully written. very thought provoking. sad story and it doesn't get any happier as you go on. very well written social commentary with strong theological and philosophical approach.

heavy read but worth it

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The diversity and ease of the narrators accents really enabled the listener to distinguish individual characters personalities. Whilst jumping back and forth it was not distracting likecsome can be and helped to build the tension of the story unfolding. lovely analysis of the complex nature of religion, god and beliefs through the characters.

wonderful narration

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I bought this book after reading 'Honour' and being completely mesmerised by the beauty of the writing.
This book is similar in style but somehow lighter in message. The narrator, too, was rather more difficult to listen to.
The story finished abruptly and unexpectedly and I was unprepared, yet when compared to most contemporary fiction, this still comes out a winner with its timely subjects, likeable characters and thought-provoking social situations.
I'd read anything by this author simply for the beauty of the language.

Fascinating book but not as good as Honour

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Elik Shafak has a beautiful way of writing very delicate narratives. In this case, it's a story about an indecisive Turkish woman reminiscing about her past mistakes and confusions, attempting to reconcile her faith and her disbelief at every given turn.

She is now a housewife with children, when she vowed never to be such, and she has issues with her religion and questioning her belief after living between a devoutly Muslim mother and a secular father. These issues rise up again when she studies a "God" seminar at Oxford and she is pitted against her atheist Iranian friend, her Muslim housemate and her enigmatic older professor.

It is a remarkably contemporary story, weaving political attributes and current affairs. Intriguing but could have a been a little shorter.

Wonderfully weaved story of past and present life

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