Books like Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Reid’s lush tale follows film legend Evelyn Hugo as she unveils the truth of her glamorous, scandal‑ridden life to an unlikely biographer, revealing the intersecting fates of Hollywood’s biggest star and a struggling reporter.

In Brooklyn, 18‑year‑old Deya faces an arranged marriage while discovering family secrets that connect her to her Palestinian heritage, revealing the struggles of Arab‑American women between tradition and personal choice.

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, written by Tom Lin, is catalogued as American literature and identified by ISBN 0316542156. Published in the early 21st century, it reflects themes common to contemporary American narratives.

Sapna Sinha, a Delhi electronics salesgirl, is offered the chance to become CEO of a ten‑billion‑dollar empire if she passes seven life‑tests, leading her on a suspenseful journey across India.

The Netanyahus is a literary work by Joshua Cohen that has been reviewed by The New York Times and is recognized within contemporary American literature.

"Aaliya Sohbi lives alone in her Beirut apartment, surrounded by stockpiles of books. Godless, fatherless, childless, and divorced, Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage.' Every year, she translates a new favorite book into Arabic, then stows it away. The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read-- by anyone. After overhearing her neighbors, 'the three witches,' discussing her too-white hair, Aaliya accidentally dyes her hair too blue. In this breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman's late-life crisis, readers follow Aaliya's digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past and present Beirut. Colorful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and Aaliya's own volatile past. As she tries to overcome her aging body and spontaneous emotional upwellings, Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left" --