The Turkish Lover

Along with Sandra Cisneros and Julia Alvarez, Esmeralda Santiago has emerged as one of today`s preeminent Latina authors. Legions of fans have waited five long years for the next chapter of the story begun in her memoirs When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman. And now the wait is over.In The Turkish Lover, Esmeralda finally breaks out of a monumental struggle with her powerful mother-only to come under the thrall of the Turk and discover that romantic passion, too, can become a prison. Esmeralda`s journey of self-liberation and self-discovery is a daring one, candidly and zestfully recounted, and leads, most improbably, to her triumphant graduation from Harvard. (Her view of that venerable institution is an eye opener, told as only a brilliant writer totally outside the mold can tell it.) The expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage that made Esmeralda`s first two books so successful are on full display again in The Turkish Lover, which will both reward the author`s faithful readership and extend it. Hers is a fresh, exciting, and necessary voice.A Merloyd Lawrence Book Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.