'Filled with completely relatable yearning and achingly beautifully written Evil Eye is a
wonderful moving and absorbing story of identity and belonging and learning to love yourself.
I thought it was excellent' Reader review ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I loved this book Yara's bravery and courage
are inspirational. I found myself rooting her on. Yara's story gave me a deeper understanding
of the plight of the Palestinian people or any people forced from their homeland ... Cheers to
Etaf Rum' Reader review ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Thought-provoking and emotionally rich storytelling. Etaf Rum's
ability to navigate the depths of trauma prejudice and cultural identity with sensitivity and
grace is truly commendable. This novel will leave you with a profound understanding of the
human experience and a renewed sense of empathy' Reader review ¿¿¿¿¿ * * * The powerful and
poignant 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. * * * Praise for Etaf
Rum: 'A love letter to storytelling' New York Times 'Garnering justified comparisons to Khaled
Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns ... a must-read about women mustering up the bravery to
follow their inner voice' Refinery 29 '[A] masterfully written story ... An absorbing tale of a
woman who wants more for her daughters and for herself it's a five-star read' Woman's Weekly
'A powerful novel about motherhood belonging and culture' Prima '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'
