Leyla s House A Novel
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Evicted from her Istanbul mansion an elderly aristocrat forms surprising new connections across class and culture A colorful nuanced novel about old and new money the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey from the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet The last living member of a great Ottoman family the refined yet sheltered Leyla finds herself homeless and vulnerable when her house is sold by the bank to a business tycoon and his ambitious wife Forced out of this historic mansion on the bank of the Bosphorus Leyla is rescued and taken in by Yusuf the son of her family s former gardener who has become a journalist She follows him to a modern cosmopolitan district of Istanbul where she discovers a world of artists and outcasts alongside Yusuf s partner Roxy real name Rukiye a hip hop singer Despite initial hostility a real friendship gradually develops between these two very different women When Leyla s former home is emptied of its furniture a hidden family history resurfaces thanks to the discovery of a photo revealing the old lady s uncanny resemblance to a British officer Could Leyla be the product of an illegitimate union between an Ottoman woman and an Englishman With a marked sense of romance this vibrant novel displays all the layers of a society where social classes as diverse as the former Ottoman aristocracy the nouveau riche and the Turks who returned after immigrating to Europe coexist Tanıtım Bülteninden
