A Woman Is No Man

by Etaf Rum

This book shows the struggles of Arab women of traditional families living in America. It's a book you won't want to put down. #women fiction, #reading, #books to read, #books #beach read

Praise For This Book

A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST FOR BEST FICTION AND BEST DEBUT, BOOKBROWE' S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR, A MARIE CLAIRE BEST WOMEN' S FICTION OF THE YEAR, A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR, A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ALL WRITTEN BY FEMALES

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, A Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March, A Newsweek Best Book of the Summer,A USA Today Best Book of the Week, A Washington Book Review Difficult To Put Down Novel, A Refinery 29 Best Books of the Month, A Buzzfeed News 4 Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month, A New Arab Best Books by Arab Authors, An Electric Lit 20 Best Debuts of the First Half of 2019, A The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019

"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

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