The Turk and My Mother: A Novel [Paperback]

Winner of the John Gardner Fiction Book Award Evokes a loving nostalgia for a closeness now lost. Stefaniak's easy familiarity with the vernacular idioms of the old country and the new, and her respectful, zestful ear for different voices, create a world&at once magical and grounded in reality. In this magical book, life and love triumph over loss and pain, and a big new literary talent arrives. For Stefaniak, as for Alice Hoffman, we come to recognize that we are all immigrants in the territory of the human heart, following the thread of love through the labyrinth that takes us homea journey across continents and history that is hilarious, heart-breaking, and deeply touching.