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  • Three Daughters of Eve

  • By: Elif Shafak
  • Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
  • Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (227 ratings)

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Three Daughters of Eve

By: Elif Shafak
Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
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Set across Istanbul and Oxford, from the 1980s to the present day, Three Daughters of Eve is a sweeping tale of faith and friendship, tradition and modernity, love and an unexpected betrayal.

Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife and mother, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground - an old polaroid of three young women and their university professor. A relic from a past - and a love Peri had tried desperately to forget.

The photograph takes Peri back to Oxford University, as a 19-year-old sent abroad for the first time. To her dazzling, rebellious Professor and his life-changing course on God. To the house she shares with her two best friends, Shirin and Mona, and their arguments about identity, Islam and feminism. And finally, to the scandal that tore them all apart.

Shirin, Peri and Mona, they were the most unlikely of friends. They were the Sinner, the Believer and the Confused.

©2017 Elif Shafak (P)2018 Audible, Ltd
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Great story

Deep, thoughtful story handling some of the most difficult questions. Now, I want to dive into some of the referenced philosophical texts.

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Good story but not as good as her other books

I enjoyed this book but felt pulled in more for the melodrama. Shafak is a great writer, but I prefer her other books more than this one. It’s my preference- not a reflection of her work.

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Beautiful, compelling, timely

Elif Shafak’s writing is evocative, personal, and universally human. I will listen to this story again. Infused throughout the compelling story are moments to remember, phrases to contemplate. And Alix Dunmore’s narration is so good, I look for books she narrates. Often narrators gum up a story with too much imposed feeling. Ms Dunmore lets the story reveal itself freely and truly.

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Exquisitely written 🎉🎉🎉📚📚📚📖📖📖

Characters and fully developed plots created a book that I found almost impossible to stop reading. This book chronicled three ladies lives and their time before and after attending Oxford. This book 📚 is a must read 💎 gem. 💃💃☀️☀️🏡🏡🗺🗺⭐️⭐️ I want a sequel to this book, please. 💭💭👩‍🏫👩‍🏫👩‍🏫🗺🗺🗺🎉🎉🎉💕💕

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One Superb Read! A Must!

A superlative novel that portrays brutal honesty and whimsy equally and artfully. The characters are as complex as the well scribed plot. I’d recommend this beautifully crafted book to readers who love history and fact and people and good reads. You will be moved and challenged. Worth the endeavor!

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Loved it

Great delivery but a bit of a weak ending. Could be a part 2
They should be made into films. I would love to see some Turkish movies again.

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Love her words

It’s never in the story with this author as they say it’s the journey that matters.

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Awesome book

I love reading every single word written by Elif Shafak. I get a feeling of elation/thrill by reading some of her beautiful/poetic statements. This book gave many opportunities for such feelings of elation. Loved the book!

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Beautiful story.

It was so easy to listen to and follow. I wish the story could keep going, but for the subject, I thought the end was appropriate.

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My first novel by Shafak

I enjoyed the story and her writing style. Looking forward to listening to another novel by this author.

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