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The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
The bastard is nineteen-year old Asya. Her mother, Zeliha, will only tell her who her father was on the day of his funeral. Zeliha lives with her three sisters and their mother in Istanbul. Their brother left for America nineteen years ago and has been living with American Rose and her daughter from her marriage to an Armenian. Rose's daughter comes to Istanbul to discover her roots. She discovers much more and so do we.
(Laurence Martin Euler - bwl 40 June 2007 )