Three Daughters of Eve

by Elif Shafak

In all likelihood, however, they would leave it behind – until the next quarrel. Of the three, only Peri would commit to memory their every word, every gesture, every hurt. Since childhood she was a dedicated archivist, a recorder of painful reminiscences. Her memory she treated as a duty, a responsibility that had to be honoured to the very end – even though she sensed that a burden so large could only pull her down someday.