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Gardens of Water by: Alan Drew List Price: £12.99 Gardening BookSale's Price: £7.79 You Save: £5.20 (40%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780747593652 ISBN: 0747593655 Label: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: June 02, 2008 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Studio: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Related Items:
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 Rating: - High emotionThis is the first book I have rated 5*, which in itself says a great deal. The sleeve says "A powerful story of survival and love", and it does not exaggerate. On the contrary, there is anger and so much more emotion, along with cruelty and pain. This results from the loss of homes, jobs and any semblance of a normal way of life, in the aftermath of an earthquake. East meets west as two families from very different cultures are bound together by natural disaster. Will the conflicting beliefs prove too great? "Gardens of Water" is a thought-provoking novel, unafraid to tackle complex issues, that will keep you in its grip to the last page. Rating:  - A Lesson in International Relations.Set in Turkey, in 1999, the year the earthquake struck, this story follows the fortunes of two families whose fates become entangled. Sinan and Nilufer are conservative, Kurdish Muslims from a rural background who are attempting to bring up their two children, Irem and her young brother, Ismail, along strictly tradional lines. Marcus and Sarah and their son, Dylan, are Americans living and working in Turkey. Sinan has a profound mistrust of Americans who he accuses of aiding Turkey in the suppression of Kurds and their fight to establish a Kurdish homeland, so when the earthquake binds him to Marcus in ties of obligation, their relationship becomes even more scratchy. Several strands weave through this novel: the role of women in Kurdish ... Read More Rating: - Gardens of WaterThis was a predictable book in many ways. It tells the story of a Kurdish father and his family who have lost everything in the earthquake of 1999. His is a traditional way of life where family is everything and his name in his community is, after the quake when he lost all that he had, the only way that he could hold his head up and have respect in the community. The other family in the story is American and the father has lived in Turkey for many years and speaks the language (haltingly) and thinks that he understands the customs. Bring forward both the son of the American and the daughter of the Kurdish man and you know what is going to come next. Infatuation on the part of the girl and friendship on the part of the son. The relationship progresses ... Read More Rating: - BreathtakingEast literally meets West as Europe and Asia face each other across the Bosporus, the setting for this beautifully crafted and moving novel. Alan Drew tells the story of two families, one Kurdish and one American, against the backdrop of the Turkish earthquake in 1999. Sinan tries desperately to be a good husband, father and provider for his family despite the emasculation of losing his home and business in the disaster. Marcus is an American teacher and neighbour who has lived in Turkey for many years and becomes part of a humanitarian relief effort. Their lives are intertwined through the love of their children; the love of a father for his child and the love of the young people for each other. Irem longs to break free of the traditional restrictions ... Read More Rating: - PowerfulThis is a powerful, gripping and very moving read, and an insight into a different culture. Not my usual choice of fiction but this is a a great read and very memorable book. |
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