Three Daughters Of Eve

Three Daughters of Eve (2016) is a novel by Elif Shafak. It follows the story of Nazperi “Peri” Nalbantoğlu, a Turkish woman who navigates questions of faith throughout her childhood in a household with divided views, her friendships as a young woman at Oxford, and her encounter with a professor who teaches a seminar on God. The book explores themes of Navigating Conflict About Belief and Faith, The Harmful Impact of Shame, Trauma, and Passivity, and Power Dynamics in Institutional Spaces. Elif Shafak is a British-Turkish writer whose books have been translated into more than 50 languages and has earned many accolades. Her novel, The Island of Missing Trees (2021), was a finalist for the Costa Award, British Book Awards, RSL Ondaatje Prize, and Women’s Prize for Fiction. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World (2019) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize, while BBC chose The Forty Rules of Love (2009) among the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World.

This guide is based on the 2016 Penguin Books Kindle edition.

Content Warning: This book contains discussions of substance misuse, suicide, sexual violence, and the loss of a child.