01485cam a2200313 i 4500 1164319338 TxAuBib 20140923120000.0 140731s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2014025625 9781476740270 1476740275 (OCoLC)884983214 IEP eng IEP rda IEP OCLCO IH7 CGP UOK TxAuBib rda Eve, Nomi, 1968-, author. Henna House : a novel / Nomi Eve. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2014. ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "In Yemen in 1920 ... Adela Damaris parents desperately seek a future husband for their young daughter. After passage of the Orphan's Decree, any unbetrothed Jewish child left orphaned will be instantly adopted by the local Muslim community. With her parents' health failing, and no spousal prospects in sight, Adela's situation looks dire until her uncle arrives from a faraway city, bringing with him a cousin and aunt who introduce Adela to the powerful rituals of henna tattooing"--Amazon.com. 20140923. Jews Yemen (Republic) Fiction. Yemen (Republic) History Fiction. Historical fiction. TXKIP