Honour

Molto interessante. Affronta temi molto delicati, come il ruolo della donna nelle culture mediorientali e la condizione di chi si trova ad emigrare in un altro Paese e deve affrontare le difficoltà legate all'incontro con un'altra cultura e con le discriminazioni.

Ein wundervoll geschriebenes Buch. Elif Shafak versteht es, die Leser mit ihrem bezaubernden Schreibstil zu fesseln. Sie bringt schwierige Themen auf einfühlsame und couragierte Weise in eine packende Erzählform. Ein Buch, das insbesondere in heutiger Zeit, in der Migration ein großes Thema ist, Einblicke vermittelt. Für Verständnis, nicht als Rechtfertigung. Absolut empfehlenswert!

Un très beau livre. Je recommande

I have greatly enjoyed this novel. It is a warm family novel about reconciliation and forgiveness. It traverses the uneasy divide between East and West: a transplanted family from Southeast Turkey to London suburbs. The young family is going through difficult adjustment with the father trying to prove himself, if not at the work place, at gambling tables. The wife, Pembe, venturing out outside the safety of her home to supplement family income... The storey telling was so riveting. I was racing through the pages looking for a different ending even though most of the events were already displayed. The umbilical connection between the twin sisters was heart- warming. I believe however that the author in the end took this connection too far. A must read for those interested to learn about Turkey's efforts to cope with modernity and Westernization.

I love this book