5/28/2023 0 Comments Three daughters of eve book review![]() ![]() As in her previous novels, Elif Shafak succeeds in touching upon difficult topics without losing the depth of her literary style. By building up the story piece by piece, Elif Shafak creates a story full of different perspectives. The novel interweaves different threads and the reader is invited to put together all the different parts of the puzzle. ![]() Throughout the story we get to know Peri’s life, jumping from her years as a child in Istanbul to her time in Oxford as a young woman, to the present situation back in Istanbul. This is the beginning of a multi-layered, beautifully sketched and precise novel “Three Daughters of Eve“ by Elif Shafak. It depicts three young women, in their middle a man. Among the many things that fall out of her bag is a Polaroid. ![]() Peri’s, the mother’s, handbag has been stolen and she follows the thieves to a back alley. What appears to be an everyday situation soon turns into a hot pursuit. Mother and daughter together in the car, stuck in the thankless traffic of Istanbul, on their way to a dinner party. ![]()
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