The Turk and My Mother: A Novel

The Turk and My Mother: A Novel
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780393347029
ISBN-13 : 0393347028
Rating : 4/5 (028 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Turk and My Mother: A Novel by : Mary Helen Stefaniak

Download or read book The Turk and My Mother: A Novel written by Mary Helen Stefaniak and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-06-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the John Gardner Fiction Book Award "Fans of Amy Tan and Carol Shields will revel in the themes of remembrance, forgiveness, family devotion, and forbidden love." —Booklist Every family has its secrets. But toward the end of his life, George decides to tell his daughter the story of his mother and the Turk. This initial revelation leads to a narrative tour de force that follows a family through four generations and around the world—through love, marriage, and betrayal, through illness, death, and war. Mary Helen Stefaniak's charming and flawed characters and the warmth of her prose will stay with readers long after they close the book. Reading group guide included.


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