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Henna House : A Novel by Nomi Eve (2014, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherScribner

ISBN-101476740275

ISBN-139781476740270

eBay Product ID (ePID)175727627

Product Key Features

Book TitleHenna House : a Novel

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicGeneral, Historical, Jewish

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorNomi Eve

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2013-497612

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA captivatingand evocative novel, at once intensely intimate and sweeping in scope. NomiEve is a wonderful writer--compassionate, intelligent, assured--and her deeply felt, richly imagined bookwill stay with me for a long time., This was a book I had to read twice:the first time to rush through quickly to find out what will ultimately happento the characters, and the second time to slowly savor the descriptions ofthese marvelous, exotic people and locales. Nomi Eve captivated me., Nomi Eve's novel is a heady mixof henna, history, and the power of words written on skin, sand, andpaper. An engrossing, surprising, compelling read., A captivatingand evocative novel, at once intensely intimate and sweeping in scope. NomiEve is a wonderful writer-compassionate, intelligent, assured-and her deeply felt, richly imagined bookwill stay with me for a long time.

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisAn evocative and stirring novel about a young woman living in the fascinating and rarely portrayed community of Yemenite Jews of the mid-twentieth century, from the acclaimed author of The Family Orchard . In the tradition of Anita Diamant's The Red Tent , Henna House is the enthralling story of a woman, her family, their community, and the rituals that bind them. Nomi Eve's vivid saga begins in Yemen in 1920, when Adela Damari's parents desperately seek a future husband for their young daughter. After passage of the Orphan's Decree, any unbetrothed Jewish child left orphaned will be instantly adopted by the local Muslim community. With her parents' health failing, and no spousal prospects in sight, Adela's situation looks dire until her uncle arrives from a faraway city, bringing with him a cousin and aunt who introduce Adela to the powerful rituals of henna tattooing. Suddenly, Adela's eyes are opened to the world, and she begins to understand what it means to love another and one's heritage. She is imperiled, however, when her parents die and a prolonged drought threatens their long-established way of life. She and her extended family flee to the city of Aden where Adela encounters old loves, discovers her true calling, and is ultimately betrayed by the people and customs she once held dear. Henna House is an intimate family portrait and a panorama of history. From the traditions of the Yemenite Jews, to the far-ranging devastation of the Holocaust, to the birth of the State of Israel, Eve offers an unforgettable coming-of-age story and a textured chronicle of a fascinating period in the twentieth century. Henna House is a rich, spirited, and sensuous tale of love, loss, betrayal, forgiveness, and the dyes that adorn the skin and pierce the heart.

LC Classification NumberPS3555.V32H46 2014