As the terrorist attacks come ever closer, Peri is moved to recall the scandal that tore them all apart. Their arguments about Islam and feminism find focus in the charismatic but controversial Professor Azur, who teaches divinity, but in unorthodox ways. As a young woman there, she had become friends with the charming, adventurous Shirin, a fully assimilated Iranian girl, and Mona, a devout Egyptian American. Competing in Peri's mind, however, are the memories invoked by her almost-lost Polaroid, of the time years earlier when she was sent abroad for the first time, to attend Oxford University. Over the course of the dinner, and amidst an opulence that is surely ill begotten, terrorist attacks occur across the city. Three Daughters of Eve is set over an evening in contemporary Istanbul, as Peri arrives at the party and navigates the tensions that simmer in this crossroads country between East and West, religious and secular, rich and poor.

A relic from a past-and a love-Peri had tried desperately to forget. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground-an old Polaroid of three young women and their university professor.

This courageous, rich and ambitious novel will resonate with many readers all around the world and raise important discussions.Peri, a married, wealthy, beautiful Turkish woman, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. By observing Peri's life in contemporary Istanbul, Shafak takes a close look at Turkey today and reveals the problems that Turkish society hides within. Peri falls in love but it is a love that will only bring an unexpected twist and a dark secret that she will have to carry for many years to come. Peri's life changes dramatically when she meets the charismatic but controversial Professor Azur who teaches about God. Shirin, “the sinner”, Mona, “the believer”, and Peri, “the Confused.” It is an unlikely friendship among three very different girls from Muslim backgrounds. She becomes friends with the charming Shirin, an atheist Iranian girl, and Mona, a headscarved Egyptian-American. Peri earns a scholarship from Oxford University and arrives in England. It is the story of Peri, a young Turkish woman who grows up observing the clash between her father's lonely secularism and her mother's Islamic religiosity. This is a story about identity, politics, religion, women and God.

In her new novel, one of Turkey's leading literary voices explores some of the most urgent and universal issues in today's world.

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