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by Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gökmen (Author)
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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Group; Reprint edition (28 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1580051553
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580051552
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 166,205 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Elif Shafak, professor of Middle Eastern studies, University of Arizona, and award-winning Turkish author of The Saint of Incipient Insanities
"Transcends cultural stereotypes deeply-embedded in the perceptions of the Eastern harem; probes the limitlessness of female venture and portable homelands."

Tim Severin, world explorer, author and filmmaker who has followed in the footsteps of historic adventurers like Marco Polo and Sinbad the Sailor, and a regular contributor to National Geographic
"Absolutely riveting. These memoirs offer much more than glimpses of domestic Turkey. Men should read them and be informed."

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4.0 out of 5 stars tales from the expat harem in turkey, 18 Sep 2007
By D. Cam "Deb Cam" (Northamptonshire, UK) - See all my reviews
I really enjoyed this book and hopefully await a sequal. Any woman who has lived or loved in Turkey ( I have done both) will totally relate to these stories , and any woman who hasn't will still find them very engaging!A collection of personal short stories giving wonderful insights into life in turkey as a foreign woman (probabaly nothing like you imagine), just right for relaxing bedtime or beach reading!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Arabesk Nostalgia, 6 Oct 2008
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I spent a year living in Istanbul, taking time to travel through central & western Turkey, a few years ago. Unfortunately I was so busy enjoying life that I didn't take the time to write anything down about my experiences, but this book brought them all flooding back.
As the other reviewer says, if you have ever spent any amount of time in the country, or you want to know more about the reality of being a female foreigner in this amazing country, get this book. It's light but gripping and I promise you won't be disappointed - get some lokum in while you indulge! Bakkal!!
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