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“Set in an idyllic village in southern Turkey, where Muslims and Christians live as neighbours before World War One rips them apart, this is a surprisingly moving novel about love, war and the nature of patriotism. It is also an excellent insight into the social fabric of the late Ottoman Empire, the Battle of Gallipoli from the Turkish perspective and the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Turkey. Possibly my favourite novel of all time.” Read more...
