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Honor : A Novel by Elif Shafak (2013, Hardcover)

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In London, they face a choice: stay loyal to the old traditions or try their best to fit in. Just published to great acclaim in England, Honor is a powerful, gripping exploration of guilt and innocence, loyalty and betrayal, and the trials of the immigrant, as well as the love and heartbreak that too often tear families apart.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100670784834

ISBN-139780670784837

eBay Product ID (ePID)117287217

Product Key Features

Book TitleHonor : a Novel

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicCultural Heritage, Literary, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorElif Shafak

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsPraise for Honor "Rich and wide as the Euphrates river along whose banks it begins and ends, Elif Shafak has woven with masterful care and compassion one immigrant family's heartbreaking story - a story nurtured in the terrible silences between men and women trying to grow within ancient ways, all the while growing past them. I loved this book." -Sarah Blake, author of The Postmistress "Fascinating and grippingâ€¦a wonderful novel." -Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister "A powerful book; thoughtful, provoking, and compassionate." -Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat "Calls to mind The Color Purple in its fierceness of its engagement with male violence and its determination to see its characters to a better place. But Shafak is closer to Isabel Allende in spirit, confidence, and charm. Her portrayal of Muslim cultures, both traditional and globalizing, is as hopeful as it is politically sophisticated." -The Guardian "Shafak is an unflinching writerâ€¦this is vivid storytellingâ€¦a gripping exploration of the darkest aspects of faith and love." -The Telegraph "This is an extraordinarily skillfully crafted and ambitious narrative, with Shakespearian twists and turns, omens and enigmas, prophecies and destinies fulfilled â€¦Shafak joins writers such as Hanif Kureishi, Zadie Smith, Monica Aliâ€¦who offer us fictional glimpses of London's Others." -The Independent "[A] stunning novelâ€¦exotic, evocative and utterly gripping." -The Times

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

SynopsisAn honor killing shatters and transforms the lives of Turkish immigrants in 1970s London Internationally bestselling Turkish author Elif Shafak's new novel is a dramatic tale of families, love, and misunderstandings that follows the destinies of twin sisters born in a Kurdish village. While Jamila stays to become a midwife, Pembe follows her Turkish husband, Adem, to London, where they hope to make new lives for themselves and their children. In London, they face a choice: stay loyal to the old traditions or try their best to fit in. After Adem abandons his family, Iskender, the eldest son, must step in and become the one who will not let any shame come to the family name. And when Pembe begins a chaste affair with a man named Elias, Iskender will discover that you could love someone with all your heart and yet be ready to hurt them. Just published to great acclaim in England, Honor is a powerful, gripping exploration of guilt and innocence, loyalty and betrayal, and the trials of the immigrant, as well as the love and heartbreak that too often tear families apart.

LC Classification NumberPS3619.H328H66 2013