Silk Armor edition by Claire Sydenham Literature Fiction eBooks
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“A powerful story of cultural ties, veiled existence, and deep-seated beliefs.” Literary R&R
Her name is Didem, a young Turkish university student. Though she has left her veil behind in the provincial village she grew up in, she is still watched over closely by her father and certain friends. But when she meets Victor, an American instructor at the university, and they fall in love, Didem is propelled into an entirely new and dangerous future. The obstacles and threats they face lead Didem and Victor into plans of escape, an escape Didem must keep secret. SILK ARMOR follows her adventure through her battles with her community, her culture, her traditions and conscience, leading to her realization that though these battles may be lost her war can still be won.
"I found myself caught up in the characters’ struggles and wanting to learn more about the world in which they live."- Books Without Any Pictures
Silk Armor edition by Claire Sydenham Literature Fiction eBooks
Masterful, thoughtful, intelligent writing. Fantastic character development. Thoroughly enjoyable twists, turns and unexpected developments. I bought this book with the intention of reading a chapter or two each day, but I quickly became so invested in the characters that it was a cover-to-cover, one-sitting read. (I simply couldn't sleep without knowing what happened to the missing Sevgi.) Sydenham carefully weaves through the story, through time, and through a foreign culture revealing wonderful little snippets at just the right time and place to keep the reader curious and engaged without being confused. I'm a fan--will definitely be watching for more.Product details
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Silk Armor edition by Claire Sydenham Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Claire and Victor are Americans who come to Turkey to serve as English teachers. They become friends as there are not that many other Americans in the small Turkish city where the school is located that they can socialize with. Each comes with an idealistic viewpoint of what they will be able to accomplish.
Two of their best students are Turkish women, Didem and Sevgi, who grew up together. They came from the small village of Karaagac and yearn for more than the lives of wives and mothers that is the fate of women there. It is clear that to change their lives and those traditional expectations they must obtain some education, but female education is frowned upon in their village. When the economy gets worse, and their village is hit hard fiscally, they see their chance. The girls take the entrance exam secretly and then present their families with their accomplishment. The families reluctantly agree to give the girls this chance since the village is dying. Sevgi will live in the dorm, but Didem's family picks up stakes and moves to Eskishir with her.
The Turkish language does not come easily for Victor and Claire. Victor hires Didem to give him lessons. She tells her family that it is Claire she is teaching as they would disapprove of her teaching Victor. She and Victor fall in love, and soon have plans for Didem to leave Turkey and go with him to the United States. Claire is pulled into their plans as Didem needs help to study for the foreign student's exam. Sevgi and Didem's family are excluded from the secret but Sevgi finds out and strongly disapproves. Disaster occurs as the secret is revealed to the family and the school.
Claire Sydenham has written a compelling, haunting novel about the yearning for different lives and the difficulty of changing one's culture and its expectations. The characters are familiar even though they live elsewhere, and the reader will be able to relate to them. The story moves along with the speed of a hurtling train to the disaster that awaits in the clash of cultures. This book is recommended for readers of literary fiction, and for those interested in other societies. The publisher is a new North Carolina publishing house, Old Harbour Press, in Greenville, NC. If their other choices are as compelling as Silk Armor, they should become successful and an established publisher in the area.
Develops slowly with several seemingly unrelated incidents and vivid character depictions to a gripping conclusion. Beautiful writing and tension-building structure.
A story set in Turkey, "Silk Armor" weaves glimpses of Turkish traditions and culture into a contemporary romance. One can almost picture the quaint butcher shop or smell the scent of the sacrificial ram. An affair between Victor (a teacher from America) and Didem (one of his students) commands attention. Well into the story, an abrupt shift of events involving Sevgi (another student) catches readers unaware, compelling them to read on to the finish of the book.
The story was okay, but the I thought the writing style was obnoxious. It's fiction, but written as if from the point of view of a person who is only so-so friends with the people whom the meat of the story is about. So everything is written in a vague, speculative voice, constantly alluding to things you might find out later in the story. Instead of making me glued to the story to find out what happened, it just made me feel like what I was reading was irrelevant fluff until I could find out more details. I read it for a book club, and did a lot of speed reading for most of the book just to finish it. Five of our nine members did not finish it, and of the four that did, the best review was from someone who thought the story was really interesting, yet also did not like the writer's voice. That said, the topics in the book did lead to good discussion and food for thought. I was thinking to rate this book with three stars, but I don't think anyone in our group would have recommended it to a friend, so maybe two stars is more telling.
Masterful, thoughtful, intelligent writing. Fantastic character development. Thoroughly enjoyable twists, turns and unexpected developments. I bought this book with the intention of reading a chapter or two each day, but I quickly became so invested in the characters that it was a cover-to-cover, one-sitting read. (I simply couldn't sleep without knowing what happened to the missing Sevgi.) Sydenham carefully weaves through the story, through time, and through a foreign culture revealing wonderful little snippets at just the right time and place to keep the reader curious and engaged without being confused. I'm a fan--will definitely be watching for more.
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