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Ecco
July 2010
On Sale: June 22, 2010
240 pages
ISBN: 0060828390
EAN: 9780060828394
Kindle: B003JBHVMC
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Literature and Fiction
From the acclaimed author of the 2007 New York
Times Notable Book Let the Northern Lights Erase
Your Name comes a stunning novel about the love between
husbands and wives, mothers and
children. Twenty-eight years ago, Peter
and Yvonne honeymooned in the beautiful coastal village of
Datça, Turkey. Now Yvonne is a widow, her twin children
grown. Hoping to immerse herself in memories of a happier
time—as well as sand and sea—Yvonne returns to Datça. But
her plans for a restorative week in Turkey are quickly
complicated. Instead of comforting her, her memories begin
to trouble her. Her vacation rental's landlord and his bold,
intriguing wife—who share a curious marital
arrangement—become constant uninvited visitors, in and out
of the house. Overwhelmed by the past and unexpectedly
dislocated by the environment, Yvonne clings to a newfound
friendship with Ahmet, a local boy who makes his living as a
shell collector. With Ahmet as her guide, Yvonne gains new
insight into the lives of her own adult children, and she
finally begins to enjoy the shimmering sea and relaxed pace
of the Turkish coast. But a devastating accident upends her
delicate peace and throws her life into chaos—and her sense
of self into turmoil. With the crystalline voice and
psychological nuance for which her work has been so
celebrated, Vendela Vida has crafted another unforgettable
heroine in a stunningly beautiful and mysterious landscape.
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