The Lovers
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Yvonne, recently widowed and the mother of adult twins, returns to the coastal village in Turkey where she and her husband honeymooned twenty-eight years ago. She hopes to immerse herself in the sand and sea, and in memories of a better time. But complications ensue. Her landlord and his wife have a curious marital agreement and are constant visitors to the home. And instead of being comforted by her memories, Yvonne finds they begin to trouble her. Overwhelmed by her past and her environment, Yvonne clings to her newfound friendship with Ahmet, a young boy who works at the beach. With him as her guide, Yvonne gains new insight into her own children and begins to enjoy the relaxed pace of the Turkish coast. But then a terrible accident throws her life into chaos and her sense of self into turmoil.
With the crystalline voice, mordant humour and depth of feeling for which her work has been so celebrated, Vendela Vida has crafted another unforgettable heroine in a beautiful and mysterious landscape.
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Critical Praise for
The Lovers
Vendela Vida has written a riveting and suspenseful novel about an American woman's voyage to self-discovery as she travels alone in Turkey. Though the aura of dread mounts, as in one of Paul Bowles' eerie and unnerving works of fiction, there are surprising revelations here, and an utterly unpredictable ending."
–Joyce Carol Oates
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