The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctors surgery. I need to have an abortion, she announces. She is nineteen years old and unmarried. What happens that afternoon will change her life. Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A violent secret that hides beneath the streets of Istanbul threatens the peace of two interwoven familiesOne rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctors surgery. I want an abortion, she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her.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, among them her beautiful, rebellious mother, Zeliha, clairvoyant Auntie Banu and bar-brawl widow, Auntie Cevriye. But when Asyas Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long-hidden family secrets and Turkeys turbulent past begin to emerge. Author Biography Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist whose work has been translated into fifty-five languages. The author of nineteen books, twelve of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafaks latest novel, The Island of Missing Trees, was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and the Womens Prize. Her previous novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the RSL Ondaatje Prize; longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award; and chosen as Blackwells Book of the Year. She is a Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature. Shafak was awarded the Halld r Laxness International Literature Prize for her contribution to the renewal of the art of storytelling. Review Unquestionably an ambitious book, exuberant and teeming . . . a novel crammed with characters and themes, not unlike Istanbul itself * Guardian *Wonderfully magical, incredible, breathtaking . . . will have you gasping with disbelief in the last few pages * Sunday Express *Heartbreaking . . . the beauty of Islam pervades Shafaks book * Vogue *A writer whose artistry matches her ambition . . . she has taken on a subject of deep moral consequence * New York Times *A brave and passionate novel * Paul Theroux *Tremendous exuberance . . . I do like a writer with a purpose * Margaret Forster *An astonishingly rich and lively story ... handled with an enchantingly light touch * Kirkus Reviews *Overflows with a kitchen sinks worth of zany characters ... an entertaining and insightful ensemble novel that posits the universality of family, culture and coincidence -- (starred review) * Publishers Weekly * Promotional One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctors surgery. I want an abortion, she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her. Prizes Long-listed for Orange Prize for Fiction 2008 Review Text A brave and passionate novel Review Quote A brave and passionate novel Promotional "Headline" A violent secret that hides beneath the streets of Istanbul threatens the peace of two interwoven families Details ISBN0241972906 Author Elif Shafak Year 2015 ISBN-10 0241972906 ISBN-13 9780241972908 Media Book Pages 368 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Format Paperback DEWEY 813.6 Language English UK Release Date 2015-04-30 Publication Date 2015-04-30 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-06-23 AU Release Date 2015-06-23 Alternative 9780141919430 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93849574;

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