{"product_id":"9780008341084_a-woman-is-no-man-an-emotional-and-gripping-new-york-times-best-selling-debut-family-drama-novel","title":"A Woman is No Man: An emotional and gripping New York Times best selling debut family drama novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller • A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e 10 Books to Read in March • One of \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan’s\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books by POC for 2019 • A \u003cem\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘A gripping book. It's beautiful and very sad … The feelings are intense, and raw … It's a necessary story, brilliantly told’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review,\u003c\/strong\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Etaf I cannot express my gratitude, love and respect for you enough for \u003cem\u003eA Woman is NO Man'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReader review, \u003c\/strong\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Loved this book. Educational, emotive, sad, how many adjectives can I use. Highly recommended’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review, \u003c\/strong\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book is just amazing, an eye opener on the lives and struggles of so many people. A world unknown to many of us … A ‘must read’ that I will certainly re-read’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review, \u003c\/strong\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThree generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture in this heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue and courage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Over the course of a week, the naïve and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married, and is soon living in Brooklyn. There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law Fareeda and strange new husband Adam, a pressure that intensifies as she begins to have children – four daughters instead of the sons Fareeda tells Isra she must bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn, 2008. Eighteen-year-old Deya, Isra’s oldest daughter, must meet with potential husbands at her grandmother Fareeda’s insistence, though her only desire is to go to college. But her grandmother is firm on the matter: the only way to secure a worthy future for Deya is through marriage to the right man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut fate has a will of its own, and soon Deya will find herself on an unexpected path that leads her to shocking truths about her family…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eSet in an America at once foreign to many and staggeringly close at hand,\u003cem\u003e A Woman Is No Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of culture and honour, secrets and betrayals, love and violence. It is an intimate glimpse into a controlling and closed cultural world, and a universal tale about family and the ways silence and shame can destroy those we have sworn to protect.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Etaf Rum\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A love letter to storytelling’\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A nuanced look at the power of shame to shatter lives and send shards of pain hurtling down the generations … brilliant’\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Enthralling’\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Image\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the literary fiction of A Woman Is No Man, Etaf Rum explores the top of cultural heritage and the complexities of life. The narrative dives into the harsh realities of divorce, a topic often shied away from in traditional Arab culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Susan Abulhawa (The Blue Between Sky and Water), Marjan Kamali (The Stationery Shop of Tehran), Hala Alyan (The Arsonists' City), Lisa See (The Island of Sea Women), and Yaa Gyasi (Transcendent Kingdom).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Etaf Rum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889621389461,"sku":"9780008341084","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008341084_7ad4b7b1-e24b-4c68-b51e-d38ebfb08b2e.jpg?v=1776888200","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008341084_a-woman-is-no-man-an-emotional-and-gripping-new-york-times-best-selling-debut-family-drama-novel","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}