La Bastarda De Estambul - Elif Shafak.epub <2024>

The relationships between the aunts (Banú, Cevriye, Yıldız, and Zeliha) can be complex early on.

The novel is famously structured around food. Each chapter is named after an ingredient used in Aşure (Noah's Pudding), such as: Sugar Roasted Hazelnuts Pomegranate Seeds La bastarda de Estambul - Elif Shafak.epub

The book contrasts the Kazancı family (who represent a Turkey trying to forget its past) with the Tchakhmakhchian family (who represent the Armenian diaspora struggling to remember). The relationships between the aunts (Banú

An Armenian-American girl who secretly travels to Istanbul to find her family's ancestral home. La bastarda de Estambul - Elif Shafak.epub

This culinary metaphor culminates in the final chapter, where all ingredients (and family secrets) are brought together.