Three Daughters of Eve

Three Muslim women, Shirin, Mona, and Peri, meet in a philosophy class at Oxford University and end up sharing a home and a desire to investigate their divergent perspectives on God and Islam. Though Mona and Shirin are proudly opinionated, the focus is on Peri, the more nuanced thinker. A sensitive child, aware of the rift between her secular father and devout mother, she has always grappled with the nature of God. Her quest for understanding leads from Turkey to England and to controversial Professor Azur, known for eschewing the rules and promising to rid his students of the "malady of certainty." The charismatic Azur delights in pitting students against one another, challenging their core beliefs, and forcing a calamitous reaction that reverberates for years. A decade later, Peri is back in Istanbul, a wife and mother still uncertain and burdened with the memory of a time she failed to stand up for her convictions.