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OverviewOne hot summer day in 2003, 40-year-old art historian Melike Isik she leaves her summer home in Princes Island and takes the ferry to Fener, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city. She is travelling to a mysterious meeting with an even more mysterious man. Known only to her through a brief email exchange, Petros has contacted her out of the blue, asking for a tour of Istanbul’s Byzantine churches. Melike, intrigued, agrees to help. The place they arrange to meet, the Church of Saint Mary of Mongols, holds tender memories for Melike, located right across from where her long-dead grandmother lies. But what Melike at first assumes is a coincidence soon gives way to something much greater. And as she begins to realise Petros’s real motivations, long-held secrets begin to unravel… Full Product DetailsAuthor: Defne SumanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Apollo ISBN: 9781035902309ISBN 10: 1035902303 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 09 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews'Vivid, evocative and tender' * Elif Shafak * 'Summer Heat is a gorgeous, sensual novel, immersing you in the heat and spices of Istanbul, the earth and salt of Buyukada, the blood and secrets of war-torn Cyprus. I happily lost myself in it' * Jane Johnson * Praise for Defne Suman: ‘A dazzling narrative’ New York Times ‘Suman’s voice and descriptions are so unique and enveloping’ Buki Papillon ‘Suman gives life a new order with the power of her literature’ Burhan Sönmez ‘Vivid and moving' Woman’s Own Author InformationDefne Suman was born in Istanbul and grew up on Buyukada. She gained a Masters in sociology from the Bosphorus University, then worked as a teacher in Thailand and Laos where she studied Far Eastern philosophy and mystic disciplines. She later continued her studies in Oregon, USA and now lives in Athens with her husband. Her English language debut The Silence of Scheherazade was published by Head of Zeus in 2021. Find out more: defnesuman.com; @defnesuman Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |