Three Daughters: A Novel
Written by Consuelo Saah Baehr
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
From the fertile hills of a tiny village near Jerusalem to the elegant townhouses of Georgetown, Three Daughters is a historical saga that chronicles the lives, loves, and secrets of three generations of Palestinian Christian women.
Born in rural Palestine, just before the dawn of the twentieth century, Miriam adores her father and is certain his love will protect her, but she soon finds that tradition overrides love. Uprooted by war, Miriam enters a world where the old constraints slip away with thrilling and disastrous results. Miriam’s rebellious daughter, Nadia, is thrilled with the opportunity for a modern life that her elite education provides. But when she falls in love with an outsider, the clan reins her back with a shocking finality. Nijmeh, Nadia's daughter, is an only child and the path her father, the sheik, sets for her is fraught with difficulties, yet it prepares her for her ultimate journey to America, where she finds her future.
Each woman, in her own time and in her own way, experiences a world in transition through war and social change...and each must stretch the bounds of her loyalty, her courage, and her heart.
Revised edition: Previously published as Daughters, this edition of Three Daughters includes editorial revisions.
Consuelo Saah Baehr
Fortune's Daughters is the most recent family saga written by Consuelo Saah Baehr, bestselling author of Three Daughters. Her previous novels include Best Friends and One Hundred Open Houses. She is also the author of the novella Softgoods and the romantic comedy Nothing to Lose. Saah Baehr was born in El Salvador to French-Palestinian parents but soon moved to Washington, DC, where her family owned and operated the upscale boutique department store Jean Matou, a favorite of Bess Truman and Jackie Kennedy. A former copywriter for Macy's, Saah Baehr lives in a cottage close to the Atlantic Ocean and writes about the everydayness of life at www.consuelosaahbaehr.com.
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Reviews for Three Daughters
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In many ways a timely book to read as once again this region finds itself in turmoil. A story that revolves around the secrets we keep, the price we pay as well as the strength we find when upholding tradition, and ultimately the fallibility of human relations. Sadly the ending felt out of step, too sudden, clipped and abrupt, a problem I find with a lot of novels, like riding the crest of a wave in one moment, only to find yourself unceremoniously dumped on the dry sand with a thud.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Excellent book, the ending makes me feel like there should be a sequel. Not sure if there is. I loved the descriptions of the Middle East and Palestine and Jerusalem. I loved the way family played such an important role in these characters lives.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful story line that spells out the triumphs and sorrow of life
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This is a good story except that it promotes racial supremacy. The exceptional women have European blood with clueless Arab fathers. It is very unfortunate.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I listened to this book with rapt attention. It gives an idea about the situation in Palestine from the end of the 19th Century till about the mid-20th Century. It spans three generations of women (mothers/daughters), living in Palestine, near Jerusalem.
When I started listening to this book, I knew next to nothing about the political situation during that time, and I learned a lot through this book.
I wasn't really into the sometimes steamy scenes of the book, which is why I distracted a star, I didn't really feel those scenes were necessary for the story.
Still, it's a great book I would recommend to everyone with an interest in recent history.
The narrator did a truly great job, so the narration warrants 5 stars. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I don't often grumble about books being too long, because I do enjoy long books. This one, though, was too long, and I thought it would have been more effective (and maybe more commercially viable as well) as 2 or 3 books, in a series. The writing is good, though, and I love seeing the development of WW1 conflict from a completely different perspective. The rest of the book gets into time periods where interpretations of history (Israel & Palestine) are conflicted, and I got the sense that this impacted the author's ability to keep the storytelling from getting formulaic and bogged down. I also felt that the author lost momentum because she was trying to write one giant epic, rather than 3 solid shorter novels (which is what I wish she had done with this story. Granted, that 3rd novel would be almost guaranteed to piss off any readers who disagree with the author's interpretations of history, but it would have been a stronger story. As it was, that 'third' daughter's story seemed rushed, unfinished, and uninspired.
Even given all its problems, this would be a great book for anyone wanting a better understanding of Middle Eastern cultures and history, and it also is great for addressing women's issues in that part of the world. This is not, however, a 'safe', non-controversial book, and it does depict sex and violence, including some romance-genre style sexy scenes. I waver between a 3 and a 4 star rating, because the first third of this book would rate closer to 5 stars for me, as a great historical romance novel, but the rest of the book drags down my rating a bit. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a multi-generational story about three women. The first part of the book was really good, telling the story of Miriam and her family in Palestine. The second part of the book was okay, telling the story of Miriam's rebellious daughter, Nadia. The third part of the book was somewhat boring, telling the story of Nadia's daughter, Nijmeh, who moves to America.
The book was kind of repetitious for me. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is a family saga about three daughters. The writing style of this book reminds me of Ken Follet’s works. I felt that this book was a little long. It is not exactly action packed and is not a strong romance or historical fiction book. I found it to contain a ton of information about the family’s traditions, marriages, motherhood and family relationships. I would not recommend this book for younger readers though due to sexual content. I think maybe 17 and up for this one. Like Ken Follet this book has mature sexual content and I think that the book would have been fine without going there, or maybe tone it down a tad. The novel is more like 3 separate short books in 1, because the end doesn’t really tie in the first two daughters. What it did have is three strong christian women who are breaking with the traditional stereo types of the middle east. I actually like the cover below better than the top one. This is definitely worth taking a look at. I give this book a 3.5 out of 5.