The Flea Palace By Elif Shafak Omar Suleiman A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of

A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk

The tragedy forces Sana to leave her home in Pakistan

and vivid storytelling that takes us from the classroom to the boardroom

the beautiful

Castle Adventure

The Flea Palace By Elif Shafak Omar Suleiman A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment ofBonbon Palace was once a stately apartment block in Istanbul. Now it is a sadly dilapidated home to ten wildly different individuals and their families. Theres a womanizing, hard drinking academic with a penchant for philosophy; a clean freak and her lice ridden daughter; a lapsed Jew in search of true love; and a charmingly nave mistress whose shadowy past lurks in the building. When the trash at Bonbon Palace is stolen, a mysterious sequence of