Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

RRP: £8.99

Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP

Publication Date : 24/04/2008

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A hugely enjoyable family saga set in modern day Istanbul, for fans of Isabel Allende. Shafak was recently accused by the Turkish government of the crime of 'insulting Turkishness' by referring in this novel to the Armenian massacres of 1915, and the book has received extensive publicity. From the author of "The Saint Of Incipient Insanities" and "The Flea Palace". 'Tremendous exuberance... I do like a writer with a purpose' Margaret Forster

Publisher's description:

One day a 19-year old and unmarried girl has an abortion. Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse all the men die by age 41, so it is a house of women. But when Asya's Armenian-American cousin comes to stay, long-hidden family secrets and Turkey's turbulent past begin to emerge.

ISBN: 9780141031699