Turkey, 1999. A devastating earthquake brings Istanbul crumbling to the ground, ripping apart the fragile stability of Sinan's world. His family home becomes a makeshift tent in a camp run by Western missionaries whom he stubbornly distrusts, and he soon finds himself struggling to protect his family's honour and values. As he becomes a helpless witness to his daughter's dangerous infatuation with a young American, Sinan takes a series of drastic decisions with unforeseeable consequences. Cultures clash, political and religious tensions mount, and Sinan's actions spiral into a powerful and heartbreaking conclusion.
ISBN: | 9780747596578 |
Publication date: | 6th July 2009 |
Author: | Alan Drew |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 352 pages |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |