Three Daughters of Eve

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Alix Dunmore

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

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.

Great story

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

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.

Love her words

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

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!