KAZAN, FRANCES — Halide's Gift

New York, Random House. 2001, 1st US Ed.. (ISBN: 0375505113) Hardcover. Book, "Set in .in Constantinople during the dying days of the Ottoman Empire . the story of a family with a secret. an intimate portrait of a woman of restrained passions and independent mind. A vibrant fusion of history and fiction, it brings to life the sensuous world of turn-of-the-century Constantinople and gives us a beguiling heroine whose struggles and choices - about family, love and faith - are at once poignant and familiar." (Author was married to writer & director Elia Kazan) 345p. glossary. New/New.