- Fiction, general, London (england), fiction, Kurdish Women, Fiction
'My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten'. And so begins the story of Esma a young Kurdish woman in London trying to come to terms with the terrible murder her brother has committed.
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About the book
- Author
- Elif Şafak
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Viking, Penguin Books, Limited, Penguin Books
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780670921164
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About Elif Şafak · 1971
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