The Turkish Lover: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306814518)

Enthralled admirers of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs of her childhood have yearned to read more. Now, in The Turkish Lover, Esmeralda finally breaks out of the monumental struggle with her powerful mother, only to elope into the spell of an exotic love affair. At the heart of the story is Esmeralda's relationship with "the Turk," a passion that gradually becomes a prison out of which she must emerge to become herself. The expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage that made Esmeralda's first two books so successful are on full display again in The Turkish Lover.

Author: Esmeralda Santiago
ISBN-10: 030681451X
ISBN-13: 9780306814518
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2005
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 11/13/2005 pg. 60
Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 28