The Turkish Lover: A Memoir

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 08/10/2005
ISBN: 9780306814518
Pages: 347
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citations: New York Times 11/13/2005 pg. 60
Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 28