{"product_id":"9780143139508","title":"The House on the Bosphorus (Forbidden Love)","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eUsakligil, Halid Ziya; Brookes, Douglas Scott; Emre, Merve; Brookes, Douglas Scott\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/20\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMadonna in a Fur Coat\u003c\/i\u003e: a beloved Turkish novel—the most famous in Ottoman literature—about the romantic intrigues of a young woman who wins the heart of a handsome older man living in the biggest palace on Istanbul's stunning Bosphorus waterfront, now in English for the first time and with a foreword by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Merve Emre\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it comes time to marry, there is no better match for the fashionable young Bihter than the handsome widower Adnan Bey: He’s rich, he lives in the largest house on the Bosphorus, and he makes her manipulative mother inordinately jealous. Yet Bihter’s successful marriage plot does not mean that all is perfect in her new home. Her stepdaughter makes herself Bihter’s rival, and her husband’s nephew ignites in her an irresistible desire. A tale of seduction, love, betrayal, and a society torn between tradition and the allure of the West, \u003ci\u003eThe House on the Bosphorus\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003eForbidden Love\u003c\/i\u003e, the literal translation of its Turkish title, \u003ci\u003eAşk-ı Memnu\u003c\/i\u003e) takes its place in the English canon alongside \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary, Anna Karenina,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003ewith this sensitive and elegant translation.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48897754595583,"sku":"9780143139508","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780143139508","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}