title: Henna House: A Novel
author: Nomi Eve
description: "A welcome glimpse into this historical moment and little-known culture." (<i>Booklist</i>)<br /><br />"[Eve] is a storyteller of uncommon energy and poise." (Michiko Kakutani <i>New York Times</i>)<br /><br />"A captivating and evocative novel, at once intensely intimate and sweeping in scope. Nomi Eve is a wonderful writercompassionate, intelligent, assuredand her deeply felt, richly imagined book will stay with me for a long time." (Molly Antopol, author of The UnAmericans)<br /><br />This was a book I had to read twice:the first time to rush through quickly to find out what will ultimately happento the characters, and the second time to slowly savor the descriptions ofthese marvelous, exotic people and locales. Nomi Eve captivated me. (Maggie Anton, author of Rashis Daughters and Rav Hisdas Daughter)<br /><br />"Nomi Eve's novel is a heady mixof henna, history, and the power of words written on skin, sand, andpaper. An engrossing, surprising, compelling read." (Indira Ganesan, author of As Sweet as Honey)
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  Dawn of Eve
  
    
  
  MJ Howson
  
    
  
    
  
  Engine Thirteen
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, organizations, events,
  places and incidents are either used fictitiously or products of the author’s
  imagination. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is
  purely coincidental.
  
  Text Copyright © 2021 MJ Howson
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or
  transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, recording, electronic,
  photocopying, or otherwise without express written permission of the
  publisher.
  
  Published by Engine Thirteen
  
  ISBN:
  
  
  978-0-9996166-8-0
  
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2021906456
  
  Cover design by MJ Howson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
  Other books by MJ Howson
  
  The Tallow Series:
  
  Tallow – An Urban Legend (Book 1)
  
  Tallow – Rosemary (Book 2)
  
  Tallow – Time to Pay (Book 3)
  
  Co-Authored by MJ Howson
  
  FASTER (with Alex Schuler)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > I dedicate this novel to 