Inshallah: In Pursuit of My Father's Youth
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1564743810 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 159 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book by Wayne, Viviane
There were many tales told about the old country as Viviane Wayne grew up. And these family members are eager to talk about family, especially about Viviane’s parents. Inshallah is enriched by the history of the city known as Byzantium and Constantinople and Istanbul, and by the scenery of the surrounding mountains and the Bosphorus. But in a passage that reads like the denouement of a mystery story, she discovers letters and documents and then photographs, the best one a portrait of her father as a young man. She is an offspring of Sephardic Jews who both came from Turkey, where their families had lived for generations since fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. That was an unquestioned part of Viviane Wayne’s heritage, and it affected her view of life. On a more personal level, there were stories about extended family, their family, and the history of her
Reclaiming the Past Carole W Foran Viviane Wayne is an exquisite writer. In 159 pages the author takes us on a journey through Turkey dating from 1453 (when Turkey was a possession of the Ottoman Empire) to the present. It is an intensely personal journey. On reading this story, I felt that Ms. Wayne had taken me by the hand on an adventure. Each page held new discoveries, historically, geneologically and psychologically. Her writing is beautifully crafted. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for something out of the ordinary. A marvelous read.
When not traveling the globe, she writes from her home in Southern California. Viviane Wayne is a travel writer and poet whose work has appeared frequently in the San Francisco Examiner, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other journals.