I’m in the midst of reading this book and i am in love with it… with the characters, with the writing, with the story. It’s such a joy to read this book… set in Turkey and about the lives of three very different individuals… who are bonded through their own strengths, weaknesses, fears, and hopes. I looked up some more information about the author, and what i found was just as meaningful: “O.Z. Livaneli is one of Turkey’s most prominent and popular authors as well as an accomplished musician and composer, whose works have been recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. He was held under military detention during the coup of March 12, 1971 and lived in exile for eight years. He studied music in Stockholm, then lived in Paris and Athens, returning to Turkey in 1984. He was one of the founders of the Turkish-Kurdish Peace Movement and the initiator of the Campaign Against Violence in Turkey, and he has made significant contributions to the Greek-Turkish Frienship Committee. He was elected a Member of Parliament in 2002.” I highly recommend it!
neighborhood that’s become the new oasis for young bohemia. We went south of the border to check it out. 
