{"product_id":"henna-house-9781476740287","title":"Henna House","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A touching coming-of-age story\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) in the tradition of Anita Diamant's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e, about a young woman, her family, their community and the customs that bind them, from \"a storyteller of uncommon energy and poise\" (Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis vivid saga begins in Yemen in 1920. Adela Damari's parents' health is failing as they desperately seek a future husband for their young daughter, who is in danger of becoming adopted by the local Muslim community if she is orphaned. With no likely marriage prospects, Adela's situation looks dire--until she meets two cousins from faraway cities: a boy with whom she shares her most treasured secret, and a girl who introduces her to the powerful rituals of henna. Ultimately, Adela's life journey brings her old and new loves, her true calling, and a new life as she is transported to Israel as part of Operation On Wings of Eagles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich, evocative, and enthralling, \u003ci\u003eHenna House \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate family portrait interwoven with the traditions of the Yemenite Jews and the history of the Holocaust and Israel. This sensuous tale of love, loss, betrayal, forgiveness--and the dyes that adorn the skin and pierce the heart--will captivate readers until the very last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve, Nomi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Nomi Eve is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Book-of-the-Month Club main selection and was nominated for a National Jewish Book Award. She has an MFA in fiction writing from Brown University and has worked as a freelance book reviewer for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and New York\u003ci\u003e Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Voice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe International Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently a lecturer in the creative writing program at Bryn Mawr College and lives in Philadelphia with her family.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504617034002,"sku":"9781476740287","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43e890cb-180c-4212-97b5-72d3934d08c5.jpg?v=1730823702","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/henna-house-9781476740287","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}