by Elif Şafak
First published 2012
In a small Turkish town, Pembe and Adem's arranged marriage is tested by the unforgiving demands of tradition. As their three children come of age, the family is torn apart by the inescapable grip of "honour" - a code that pits loyalty against personal freedom. Pembe must make an impossible choice: save her family or save herself.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, impossible-choice
Setting: Turkey
Period: 21st-century
342 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: domestic-violence