Since I started reviewing books on this website, Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey
All kidding aside I put off reading this book because I thought it was a book for women, and I am a not a woman. However, after numerous readers told me I should read it, I finally got the hint and am now reviewing it for y’all.
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We review books about Turkey so that our readers can decide on the best options given their interests and personality. Every genre is covered.
[Note: We are not giving away a book this month but rather you will need to tune in Monday to see this month's special giveaway, especially if you are planning on visiting Cappadocia in the next year.]
Told in the Coffee House: Turkish Tales by Cyrus Adler & Allan Ramsay was first published in 1898 and the Kindle edition is now available for FREE on Amazon. (Just click, and you will be taken to the Amazon page. If you do not have a US account, I am not sure it will work?)
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As with every month you are going to have to watch the video to see who won the signed copy of The Janissary Tree: A Novel
My dad is in town this week so I had him help pick the winner. Watch to meet him.
If you have not read The Janissary Tree: A Novel
Congratulations to our winner!
Are you interested in other Turkey-related books? Check this out:
29+ Books Related to Turkey: A Reading List with annotations
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Duke Dillard moved to Turkey with his wife and 6 children in 2007. He got an MBA at Bilkent University in Ankara, where they had their 7th child. After 4 years in Ankara the whole family moved to Cappadocia, and this blog was born. We love Cappadocia and Cappadocians and want to help visitors make the most of their time here. You can connect with Duke on Facebook, follow him on Twitter, and/or link circles on Google+. Click here to read more about Duke and his family.
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This month we have a very special giveaway. Author Jason Goodwin has agreed to send a signed copy of The Janissary Tree: A Novel
If you would like a signed copy of this detective thriller set in the Ottoman Empire, then check out our review and leave a comment on that page.
As we try to do most months, we asked our highlighted author for an interview, and Jason Goodwin was kind enough to answer our questions about his writing and his fascinating life. After reading his answers I am glad I asked, and I want to read more of his books. Hopefully he will visit Cappadocia at some point because I would love to meet him in person and ask all my other questions that I could not fit in this interview.
1. Tell us a bit about yourself including how you got into writing and how you became interested in Turkey.
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Click here to see who won the signed copy of The Janissary Tree: A Novel
The Janissary Tree: A Novel
1830s Istanbul. Mahmut II is the reform minded Ottoman Sultan; his French mother is the Valide, female head of the harem; the Janissaries, the sultan’s special soldiers who had grown corrupt, were suppressed 10 years ago by the Sultan’s New Guard; the Ottoman Empire is in decline; and murders are happening all over the place.
What to do?
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