Silent House

InacrumblingmansioninagentrifiedformerfishingvillageontheTurkishcoast,thewidowFatmaawaitstheannualvisitofhergrandchildren:Faruk,adissipatedhistorian;hissensitiveleftistsister,Nilgun;andMetin,ahighschoolerdrawntothefastlifeofthenouveauxriche.Bedridden,FatmaisattendedbyherfaithfulservantRecep,adwarf--andherlatehusband'sillegitimateson.Mistressandservantsharememories,andgrievances,fromthepast.ButthearrivalofRecep'scousin,Hasan,aferventright-wingnationalist,threatenstodrawthefamilyintothepoliticalcataclysmarisingfromTurkey'stumultuouscentury-longstruggleformodernity.Writteninthe1980sbutneverbeforepublishedinEnglish,thisspellbindingnovelisastunningadditiontotheworksofNobelPrize-winningauthorOrhanPamuk.