Etaf Rum was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by Palestinian immigrants. She lives in North Carolina with her two children.
Rum also runs the Instagram account @booksandbeans.
A Woman Is No Man is her first novel. Her new novel is Evil Eye.
At Lit Hub she tagged eight books in which "trauma is a central theme that shapes the lives of the characters and influences their choices, relationships, and identities." One title on the list:
Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick RestaurantRead about the other entries on the list.
Trauma is portrayed through the lens of family dynamics and the long-lasting effects of childhood experiences. The novel explores how the trauma of a dysfunctional family affects the choices and emotional well-being of its members throughout their lives.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant is among Julie Myerson's six top family gatherings from literature, four books that changed Stephen Giles, and Peggy Frew’s top ten books about "bad" mothers.
--Marshal Zeringue
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