{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-yali-9781590510414","title":"In the Shadow of the Yali","description":"\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MOST-ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE MILLIONS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a changing Istanbul, this rediscovered 1940s classic from a pioneering Turkish author tells the story of a forbidden love and its consequences.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised by her grandmother in one of the famed yalıs, elegant yet crumbling, that line the Bosphorus, Celile occupies a unique space between the old world of the Ottoman Empire and the new world of the Republic. She drifts through ten years of marriage, reserved even with her husband, never tempted to stray from the safe path of respectability. And then one night, intoxicated by a soulful tango, she is suddenly seized with a mad passion for another man, whose reckless pursuit of her should offend but doesn't. Torn between two men who want to possess her, Celile attempts to live a life true to herself, always keenly aware of the limits placed on her as a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Yalı\u003c\/i\u003e marks the highly anticipated English-language debut of feminist writer and activist Suat Derviş. Her sensitive, strikingly modern portrayal of a love affair, with its frank emphasis on the influence of money, provides a fascinating contrast to classic tales of infidelity such as \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590510414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Suat Dervis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793297879221,"sku":"9781590510414","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c4f2b947-c0c3-408f-a098-fc5909dd99aa.jpg?v=1629204513","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-yali-9781590510414","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}