Of all the conditions that can keep a story hidden, shame and the silence of oppression are among the most painful to bear, and the women in Rum’s novel bear both.Ī Woman Is No Man is Rum’s first novel, and was named among the most anticipated releases of 2019 by, Marie Claire, and The Millions. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” So runs the epigraph by Maya Angelou that introduces Etaf Rum’s bestselling novel A Woman is No Man. A Woman is No Man: A Novel, by Etaf Rum (Harper, 2019)
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