![]() ![]() I spoke to Rum in early January about her life, the writing process, and her fear that Arab Americans will dub her a traitor for exposing what she calls "the deeply complicated and sometimes dark aspects of our community.”ĮLEANOR J. Called one of the most anticipated releases of 2019 by , Marie Claire, and The Millions, the book is a sweeping intergenerational tale that addresses an array of issues: family loyalty, gender expectations, domestic violence, assimilation, honor and dishonor, and cultural continuity. Her first novel, A Woman Is No Man, was released by HarperCollins on March 5. After finishing her degrees, Rum continued her studies, eventually completing a master’s in American and British literature. Still, ambition held sway, so she pursued a college education, majoring in philosophy and English. Instead, she was expected to marry young, have children, and live as generations of women before her had lived - confined to a domestic tableau that afforded little to no interaction with the diverse outside world.įor a while, Rum complied, entering into an arranged marriage at age 19 and having two children within three years. ![]() But as the oldest of nine children born to Palestinian immigrant parents, she quickly learned that this was not what her family or community wanted. ![]() WHEN ETAF RUM was growing up in Brooklyn, New York, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer. ![]()
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