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The Turkish Lover - (Merloyd Lawrence Book) by Esmeralda Santiago (Paperback)

The Turkish Lover - (Merloyd Lawrence Book) by  Esmeralda Santiago (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Esmeralda's relationship with "the Turk" is told with expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Enthralled admirers of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs of her childhood have yearned to read more. Now, in <i>The Turkish Lover</i>, 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 <i>The Turkish Lover</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Esmeralda Santiago</b> is the author of two memoirs, <i>When I Was Puerto Rican</i> and <i>The Turkish Lover</i>, and the novel <i>Conquistadora</i>. 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.

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