‘This book is full of wisdom.’ Jane Campbell, author of Cat Brushing. Publishing 15 April 2023. Part 3 of the Anatolian Blues trilogy. ‘There are three ways to face life: put up with it, fight or flee.’ After eight years in Turkey, Gül leaves her native Anatolia and returns to Germany. Reunited with her husband …
‘Quietly captivating.’ The Monthly Booking Published 1st April 2022. Part two of the Anatolian Blues trilogy. ‘You’ll live out your lives in a foreign country,’ Gül is warned. But the whole world is foreign when you’re far from your loved ones. The train ride to Germany ushers in the days of long-awaited letters, night-time telephone …
‘It has epic simplicity. Özdoğan’s language is plain, but it carries with it the author’s sympathy with his characters, including the contradictory ones.’ Süddeutsche Zeitung Part one of the Anatolian Blues trilogy. Told with great affection for his characters, Selim Özdoğan’s trilogy traces out the life of Gül, a Turkish girl who grows up in …