Fiction
ISBN-10: 1-59766-032-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59766-032-7
Paper: $14.95 |
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On Freedom Street chronicles the story of a Turkish boy, Mehmet, and his twin journeys, one from the snowy mountain village of his birth to the warm Mediterranean city of Adana, the other from the comforting presence of his mother into the world of other women. Mehmet has grown up as one of ten children, raised in humble surroundings by a mother whose husband vanished years ago. Innocent, observant, and profoundly nonjudgmental, Mehmet is never one to question his circumstances. Life is something that unfolds, and he accepts its cruelties and sorrows as well as its strange magic and surprise. Written with a delicate, quiet compassion and a stunning depth of honesty, On Freedom Street is a book about honor, love and loyalty. But equally it is a book about women--women as mysterious and wise creature who, in very quiet, unobtrusive ways, keep the world steady and alive.
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"On Freedom Street is a remarkably lovely and true novel. Told with an almost deceptive simplicity, the story of Mehmet lures a reader through a whole series of awakenings and transformations by a light that makes the whole world seem new. Yesho Atil writes with an uncommon wisdom and with unfailing grace. She has made a book of deep and lasting value."
—Susan Dodd, author of Old Wives' Tales |
