Yara is a Palestinian American woman who reflects on the curse which plagues the women in her family. On the outside her life looks perfect, nice husband, two beautiful children, a comfortable life. Internally she is struggling with the feeling of disconnection in her life. She's depressed and constantly feels inadequate, she's haunted by memories of her childhood. 

I found the book extremely repetitive. If this had been 25% shorter it would have been a much better book and literally nothing substantive would have been lost. Maybe this is just Rum's writing style. 

CW for domestic violence and generational trauma.