The bastard of Istanbul

Physical Description:	360 p.
ISBN:	9780143112716 (pbk.) 0143112716 9780670038343 (hc.)
Author Notes:	Elif Shafak is an award-winning, bestselling novelist; a champion of women's rights and freedom of expression; and the most widely read female novelist in Turkey. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her novels include The Flea Palace , The Saint of Incipient Insanities , The Bastard of Istanbul , The Forty Rules of Love , and Honor , and she is also the author of a memoir, Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood . An active political commentator, columnist, and public speaker, she lives in London and Istanbul with her family. Her website is www.elifshafak.com.