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Three Daughters of Eve

By: Elif Shafak
Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
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Brought to you by Penguin.

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

 Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Inspiring Heartfelt Iran Thought-Provoking Middle East

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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One of the best books I've read/listened to in a long time! Beautiful, eye-opening, the kind of book you want to return to over and over again. Excellent narrator, too! (although I could have done without the accents)

Brilliant!

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I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook the story was rich in culture and history alongside a gripping fictional story. This book is fantastically written!

fantastic and thought provoking

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Amazing. Talks freely about the state of the world and religion. Took me back to my university years. Love!

A masterpiece

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Not sure if I enjoyed this or not. Very easy to listen to story and well developed characters but really didn’t like the ending. It annoyed me.

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Touches on so many complex considerations around theology, love and religion. Beautifully written with a richness of language that is rare.

The quality of the writing

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