The Turkish Lover: A Memoir by Esmeralda Santiago
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Book Reviews of The Turkish Lover: A Memoir
Book Review: Once Again, a Wonderful Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely wonderful!! All the details, the emotions, the suspense of what Esmeralda would choose to do with Ulvi, made this one of the best books I have ever read. I can't wait to see if she'll write another memoir about her life after Harvard, how she met her husband and her experiences as a mother.Book Review: The Turkish Lover
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent Memoir. Makes you feel like you are living at this time.
Highly recommended for all, children age 13 and over included.
Book Review: Another great book
Summary: 4 Stars
Esmeralda Santiago is a really great storyteller. I couldn't believe how much detail she recalls in her youth, but that's just how much of a great writer she is. As a Puerto Rican female growing up in the United States, I have really found comfort in Mrs. Santiago's books. When I read When I was a Puerto Rican, I was elated to read that someone felt the same as I had in my youth. Now Esmeralda takes us into the journey of her womanhood or as she puts it no longer a "nena decente". She falls for a man named Ulvi, her turkish lover and for the next 6 years controls her life in every which way. She is his "Chiquita", not Esmeralda. This book is wonderful, but it leaves you wanting more and more we will get. I can't wait to read her next book. I highly recommend this book as well as her two previous memoirs.Book Review: How many years does it take?
Summary: 3 Stars
The writing is eloquent but the relationship disturbing. This is a seemingly intelligent woman who lets herself be manipulated and controlled for 10 years by a man who doesn't really care about her....only uses her for his own personal satsfaction and gain. As women, may we all learn from her memoir.