{"product_id":"evil-eye-pb","title":"Evil Eye PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Rum, Etaf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Woman Is No Man\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a striking exploration of the expectations of Palestinian-American women, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved pasts affect our presents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"8cm2b-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"8cm2b-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"8cm2b-0-0\"\u003eRaised in a conservative and emotionally volatile Palestinian family in Brooklyn, Yara thought she would finally feel free when she married a charming entrepreneur who took her to the suburbs. She’s gotten to follow her dreams, completing an undergraduate degree in Art and landing a good job at the local college. As a traditional wife, she also raises their two school-aged daughters, takes care of the house, and has dinner ready when her husband gets home. With her family balanced with her professional ambitions, Yara knows that her life is infinitely more rewarding than her own mother’s. So why doesn’t it feel like enough? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"lgi-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"lgi-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"lgi-0-0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"cv6nd-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"cv6nd-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"cv6nd-0-0\"\u003eAfter her dream of chaperoning a student trip to Europe evaporates and she responds to a colleague’s racist provocation, Yara is put on probation at work and must attend mandatory counseling to keep her position. Her mother blames a family curse for the trouble she’s facing, and while Yara doesn’t really believe in old superstitions, she still finds herself growing increasingly uneasy with her mother’s warning and the possibility of falling victim to the same mistakes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"cq7oc-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"cq7oc-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"cq7oc-0-0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"6qdor-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"6qdor-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"6qdor-0-0\"\u003eShaken to the core by these indictments of her life, Yara finds her carefully constructed world beginning to implode. To save herself, Yara must reckon with the reality that the difficulties of the childhood she thought she left behind have very real—and damaging—implications not just on her own future but that of her daughters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"4k4qd-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"4k4qd-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"4k4qd-0-0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-offset-key=\"avdn5-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"avdn5-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"avdn5-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"avdn5-0-0\"\u003e“A moving meditation on motherhood, inter-generational trauma and how surface appearances often obscure a deeper truth. . . . A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, New York \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTimes bestselling author of 'The Last Romantics' and 'Community Board'.\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"dt4vi-0-0\" data-editor=\"fvc6l\" data-block=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"avdn5-0-0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840331251957,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/5094\/6247\/files\/Screenshot2023-11-06at8.38.09AM.png?v=1699274395","url":"https:\/\/nookbooksbvi.com\/products\/evil-eye-pb","provider":"NookBVI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}