Review:
Zesty, imaginative . . . A Turkish version of Amy Tans "The Joy Luck Club,"
"USA Today"
Shafaks writing is seductive. . . . "The Bastard of Istanbul" portrays family as more than merely a function of genetics and fate, folding together history and fiction, the personal and the political into a thing of beauty.
"Elle"
[This] saucy, witty, dramatic, and affecting tale in the spirit of novels by Amy Tan, Julia Alvarez, and Bharati Mukherjee should prove irresistible to readers. . . . A grandly emphatic and spellbinding story.
"New York Newsday" (cover)
Beautifully imagined . . . this wonderful new novel carried me away. And reality was different when I returned.
"Chicago Tribune"
aZesty, imaginative . . . A Turkish version of Amy Tanas "The Joy Luck Club,"a
a"USA Today"
aShafakas writing is seductive. . . . "The Bastard of Istanbul" portrays family as more than merely a function of genetics and fate, folding together history and fiction, the personal and the political into a thing of beauty.a
a"Elle"
a[This] saucy, witty, dramatic, and affecting tale in the spirit of novels by Amy Tan, Julia Alvarez, and Bharati Mukherjee should prove irresistible to readers. . . . A grandly emphatic and spellbinding story.a
a"New York Newsday" (cover)
aBeautifully imagined . . . this wonderful new novel carried me away. And reality was different when I returned.a
a"Chicago Tribune"
"Zesty, imaginative . . . A Turkish version of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club."
-USA Today
"Shafak's writing is seductive. . . . The Bastard of Istanbul portrays family as more than merely a function of genetics and fate, folding together history and fiction, the personal and the political into a thing of beauty."
-Elle
"[This] saucy, witty, dramatic, and affecting tale in the spirit of novels by Amy Tan, Julia Alvarez, and Bharati Mukherjee should prove irresistible to readers. . . . A grandly emphatic and spellbinding story."
-New York Newsday (cover)
"Beautifully imagined . . . this wonderful new novel carried me away. And reality was different when I returned."
-Chicago Tribune
-Zesty, imaginative . . . A Turkish version of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club.-
-USA Today
-Shafak's writing is seductive. . . . The Bastard of Istanbul portrays family as more than merely a function of genetics and fate, folding together history and fiction, the personal and the political into a thing of beauty.-
-Elle
-[This] saucy, witty, dramatic, and affecting tale in the spirit of novels by Amy Tan, Julia Alvarez, and Bharati Mukherjee should prove irresistible to readers. . . . A grandly emphatic and spellbinding story.-
-New York Newsday (cover)
-Beautifully imagined . . . this wonderful new novel carried me away. And reality was different when I returned.-
-Chicago Tribune
About the Author:
Elif Shafak is an award-winning, bestselling novelist; a champion of women's rights and freedom of expression; and the most widely read female novelist in Turkey. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her novels include The Flea Palace, The Saint of Incipient Insanities, The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, and Honor, and she is also the author of a memoir, Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood. An active political commentator, columnist, and public speaker, she lives in London and Istanbul with her family. Her website is www.elifshafak.com.
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