September 1905. At the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the ancient city of Smyrna, Scheherazade is born to an opium-dazed mother.At the very same moment, an Indian spy sails into the golden-hued, sycamore-scented city with a secret mission from the B...
Told from four different perspectives, At the Breakfast Table is a story of hidden histories and family secrets, from the author of The Silence of Scheherazade.Prinkipo Island, Turkey, 2017. In the glow of a late summer morning, family gather for the...
'Vivid, evocative and tender.' Elif Shafak
'In our family, secrets were buried deep like treasure, never to be spoken of...'
1974. Melike should be happy: school is shut and her parents have stopped hosting parti...