Description
Enthralled admirers of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs of her childhood have yearned to read more. Now, in The Turkish Lover, Esmeralda finally breaks out of the monumental struggle with her powerful mother, only to elope into the spell of an exotic love affair. At the heart of the story is Esmeralda's relationship with the Turk, a passion that gradually becomes a prison out of which she must emerge to become herself. The expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage that made Esmeralda's first two books so successful are on full display again in The Turkish Lover.
Author: Esmeralda Santiago
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 08/10/2005
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780306814518
ISBN10: 030681451X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Hispanic American Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Author: Esmeralda Santiago
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 08/10/2005
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780306814518
ISBN10: 030681451X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Hispanic American Studies
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
About the Author
Esmeralda Santiago is the author of two memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican and The Turkish Lover, and the novel Conquistadora. A resident of Westchester County, New York, she is married to filmmaker Frank Cantor and is the mother of two adult children, jazz guitarists Lucas and Ila.