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ReturningtoTurkeyfromexileintheWest,thesecularpoetKaisdrivenbycuriositytoinvestigateasurprisingwaveofsuicidesamongreligiousgirlsforbiddenbythegovernmenttoweartheirheadscarvesinschool.Buttheepicentreofthesuicides,thebleak,impoverishedbordercityofKars,isalsohometothebeautifulIpek,afriendofKa'syouthwhomhehasneverforgottenandwhosespiritedyoungersisterisaleaderoftherebelliousschoolgirls.Asafiercesnowstormdescends,cuttingthemofffromtheworld,violencebetweenthemilitaryandlocalIslamicradicalsbeginstoexplode,andKafindshissympathiesdrawninunexpectedanddramaticdirections.