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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 DatΓ§a, Turkey. Now Yvonne is a widow, her twin children grown. Hoping to immerse herself in memories of a happier timeβas well as sand and seaβYvonne returns to DatΓ§a. 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 wifeβwho share a curious marital arrangementβbecome 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 chaosβand 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.
 Media BuzzAll Things Considered - August 2, 2010
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