ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW YORK TIMES ISTANBUL READING LIST A GREAT GROUP READS SELECTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 RUNCIMAN AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD At the neighborhood caf??? where pastry chef Kosmas, charming widower Fanis, and other Rum-Greek Orthodox Christian-friends meet regularly for afternoon tea, American-born Daphne arrives with her elderly aunt. Daphne unsettles hearts, provokes jealousies, and stirs up memories of the 1955 Istanbul pogrom, forcing Kosmas and Fanis to confront their painful ...
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ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW YORK TIMES ISTANBUL READING LIST A GREAT GROUP READS SELECTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 RUNCIMAN AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD At the neighborhood caf??? where pastry chef Kosmas, charming widower Fanis, and other Rum-Greek Orthodox Christian-friends meet regularly for afternoon tea, American-born Daphne arrives with her elderly aunt. Daphne unsettles hearts, provokes jealousies, and stirs up memories of the 1955 Istanbul pogrom, forcing Kosmas and Fanis to confront their painful history in order to risk new beginnings. A shrewd and humorous tale, A Recipe for Daphne invites the reader into the kitchens, loves, and secret lives of Istanbul's most ancient community.
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