There is always this misconception when reading books of this calibre that at times the narrative has been over played in order to capture the hearts and thoughts of its readers. Please try your request again later. This book explores the Palestinian culture with regard to the role of women both in Palestine and in America. Things I thought I understood but really didn't... Etaf: Thank you for writing this incredible book. When did it become shameful to be a woman? "Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. "Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. This question echoes across countries and generations through Etaf Rum’s intense debut novel…. This debut novel by an Arab-American voice,takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab women living in America. This title will be released on March 9, 2021. Palestine, 1990. Will this enable her to write her own destiny? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2020. I give tremendous kudos for this author for shedding light on this belief that women are disposable beings. While A Woman Is No Man is a rallying cry to resist patriarchal strictures designed to keep women in ‘their place,’ it is also a love letter to books and their transformative power. Her voice was a weapon—a reminder of the extraordinary power of stories, and even more, the strength of a single woman.” It’s the harnessing of that strength that sets Deya, and this family, free. Nope. 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. Something went wrong. A spectacular debut.” (Hala Alyan, author of SALT HOUSES) “A Woman Is No Man, bold as a drumbeat, banishes the repressive silence that haunts Isra and her spirited daughter, Deya. 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. This book has helped me reflect and understand a few things from my past and childhood. Brooklyn, 2008. I can't tell you how many times I cried reading through this book. 18 years later, her oldest daughter Deya has similar destiny on her doorstep, being raised by her conservative grandmother Fareeda, who wants her to remain an Arab girl and shuns any Americanization like reading or going to college. Would you believe me and cut this book some slack? While A Woman Is No Man is a rallying cry to resist patriarchal strictures designed to keep women in ‘their place,’ it is also a love letter to books and their transformative power. Both a love letter to storytelling and a careful object lesson in its power.” (Beejay Silcox, New York Times Book Review)“What is a woman’s life worth? After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In this story, we see inside the lives of three generations of Palestinian women living in America, struggling and suffering to hear that voice. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Adjusting to life in an alien land, the only thing she longs for is love, but just gets abuse in return. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. An Amazon Best Book of March 2019: Newlywed Isra thought life would be different when she immigrated to America from Palestine, but her dreams were quickly dashed. Interesting characters. Palestine, 1990. You’ll need to steel yourself the more you delve into Etaf Rum's penetrating debut novel A Woman Is No Man, which follows Isra’s journey, and that of her daughter Deya. Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Etaf Rum has done a great service by sharing these voices with us.” (Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of SECRET DAUGHTER and THE GOLDEN SON)“Garnering justified comparisons to Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns... Etaf Rum’s debut novel is a must-read about women mustering up the bravery to follow their inner voice.” (Refinery 29)“A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum is a stunning debut novel that hooked me from page one. In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. A Woman Is No Man complicates and deepens the Arab American story — a tale as rich and varied as America itself.” (Diana Abu-Jaber Washington Post) “Sometimes heroism is loud and dramatic. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. A woman is a woman, does women's work, stays at home, has children, only sons, marries young, stays within the community which sits inside a larger country, away from the country that was left behind, because there was no choice, or the choice was live or die, and to live meant to leave the known world, the learned ways, and recreate the old in the new, or be shunned by that culture, by that known in the unknown, through generations. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of—dangerous, the ultimate shame.”. Being a woman in many parts of the world is a liability and a handicap. That perhaps the stories and ordeals suffered by those mentioned are in fact over sold and ‘vamped’ up to make the book more appealing. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. 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. This tender tale of women soldiering through a barbed world is a clarion call and a work of literary bravery.” (Nadia Hashimi, author of THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL and A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS)“A richly detailed and emotionally charged debut.” (Kirkus)“First-time novelist Rum’s setting… is rare: a Brooklyn Palestinian enclave in which reputation matters above all else…. Anyway, thank you, Etaf. Brooklyn, 2008. What if I told you that I am living proof of a daughter like Deya and my mother like Isra was subjected to the same treatments? There was a problem loading your book clubs. A Woman Is No Man is her first novel. Her desires are irrelevant, however—over the course of a week, the naive and dreamy girl finds herself betrothed, then married, and soon living in Brooklyn. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Her grandmother is firm on the matter, however: the only way to secure a worthy future for Deya is through marriage to the right man. I also enjoyed the familiar Arabic words and things they ate. But fate has a will of its own, and soon Deya will find herself on an unexpected path that leads her to shocking truths that will force her to question everything she thought she knew about her family, the past, and her own future. Set in an America at once foreign to many and staggeringly close at hand, A Woman Is No Man 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. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2019. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. This book made me feel the main characters. The author goes into such much detail about all of the characters lives but literally drops the ball at the end. Other times, it is daring to listen to that quiet voice within and have the courage to follow it. Palestine, 1990. I liked that it kept my interest, but the ending was a huge disappointment. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. This is a novel you devour in a few precious sittings, that you press into the hands of friends and family, that lingers in your heart and mind long after the last page.” (Tara Conklin, author of THE LAST ROMANTICS)“A story of how a woman can break taboos and break free from patriarchal misogynistic families. There are so many great qualities in these people. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2020. Etaf Rum was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by Palestinian immigrants. By Jenna X. Bao, Crimson Staff Writer April 2, 2019 In a book about family, trauma, freedom, and womanhood that spans several decades, Etaf Rum’s debut novel “A Woman Is No Man” … I also thought the ending could not have been done any better. Deya can’t help but wonder if her options would have been different had her parents survived the car crash that killed them when Deya was only eight. If only it could be told without being beaten in. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Brooklyn, 2008. There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law, Fareeda, and her strange new husband, Adam: a pressure that intensifies as she begins to have children—four daughters instead of the sons Isra is expected to bear. I liked the two different time zones and the sense of place. I can't imagine living a life of such restriction and abuse. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? With the utterly compelling characters of three Arab-American women, Rum accomplishes the high-wire act of telling a story that feels both contemporary and timeless, intimate and epic. The clash between dual cultures creates much of the drama, as Deya tries to do what her mother ultimately couldn’t--break free from their family’s violent, misogynistic past and forge her own path in life. It’s quite a thriller with the added dimension of a rich inner world that transports one into experiences of the character. But 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—knowledge that will force her to question everything she thought she knew about her parents, the past, and her own future. Women were celebrated and revered, idolized in some civilizations. I had so much empathy for these women. The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Le Silence d’Isra (FICTION) (French Edition). It's a terrible reality. I was very glad to find this author. Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019. a woman is no man in Palestinian culture, in the Arab world. --Erin Kodicek, Amazon Book Review, “A dauntless exploration of the pathology of silence, an attempt to unsnarl the dark knot of history, culture, fear and trauma that can render conservative Arab-American women so visibly invisible…. Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. In her unflinching story of both loss and hope, strewn with enthralling, vibrant characters, Rum has accomplished the extraordinary: a tale that bridges the domestic and the global, memory and future, the old world and the new. In her debut novel Etaf Rum tells the story of three generations of Palestinian-American women struggling to express their individual desires within the confines of their Arab culture in the wake of shocking intimate violence in their community—a story of culture and honor, secrets and betrayals, love and violence. This was a tough read from beginning to end. The same complaints and philosophizing overland over again. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of, dangerous, the ultimate shame.". P.S. Her heartfelt and piercing debut novel, “A Woman Is No Man” (Harper, 352 pp., ★★★ out of four), explores how domestic violence infects one family of Arab immigrants. There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law, Fareeda, and her strange new husband, Adam: a pressure that intensifies as she begins to have children--four daughters instead of the sons Isra is expected to bear. Over the course of a week, the naïve and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married, and is soon living in Brooklyn.

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