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Evil Eye
- Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
The powerful and poignant new novel from the author of the much-loved A Woman is No Man.
Raised in a conservative Palestinian family in Brooklyn, Yara thought she would finally feel free when she married a charming entrepreneur. Now, she has a good job at the local college, and balances that with raising her two daughters and taking care of their home. Yara knows that her life is more rewarding than her mother’s–so why doesn’t it feel like enough?
After Yara responds to a colleague’s racist provocation, she is put on probation at work and must attend mandatory counselling. Her mother blames a family curse for Yara’s troubles, and while Yara doesn’t believe in superstitions, she still finds herself growing increasingly uneasy about falling victim to the same mistakes as her mother.
Yara’s carefully constructed world begins to implode and suddenly she must face up to the difficulties of her childhood, not fully realising how that will impact not just her own future, but that of her daughters too.
Critic reviews
‘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’
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- Claire R geddes
- 11-09-23
This will stay with me!
A really great book - super and interesting narration too.
I was really invested in the well being of the characters and the messages will stay with me.
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- Sarah gabriele
- 14-01-24
Absolutely loved it
Etaf writes such wonderful & enlightening stories. My expectations were high after reading A Woman Is No Man and Evil Eye did not disappoint. Just brilliant.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-11-23
Every person needs to read.
An amazing story about the complexity of humans. How beliefs, situations & history have such a huge impact on human behaviour.
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