Peri, a Turkish housewife, finds her carefully constructed life disrupted when a chance encounter on the way to a dinner party unearths a forgotten photograph. This relic transports her back to her formative years at Oxford, forcing her to confront a past involving a dazzling professor, two close friends, and a devastating scandal.

This compelling novel by Elif Shafak explores themes of faith, femininity, and the indelible mark of our past selves. As Peri grapples with the secrets hidden within the Polaroid, the narrative weaves between her present reality and the intense arguments and relationships that defined her youth.

• Literary Fiction focusing on Women's experiences and identity.
• Authored by acclaimed writer Elif Shafak.
• Engaging narrative spanning past rebellion and present reflection.
• New stock available in paperback format.

• Author: Elif Shafak
• Publisher: Penguin
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Publication Date: September 7, 2017
• Print Length: 384 pages
• ISBN-10: 0241978882
• ISBN-13: 978-0241978887
• Dimensions: 130 x 23 x 200mm
• Weight: 269 g

Discover the story of Peri, Shirin, and Mona, and explore whether it is truly possible to escape the people we once were in this powerful work of women's literary fiction.