| The Turkish Lover: A Memoir Contributor(s): Santiago, Esmeralda (Author) |
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ISBN: 030681451X ISBN-13: 9780306814518 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Esmeralda's relationship with "the Turk" is told with expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Merloyd Lawrence Book |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.85 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |