“Snow” by Orhan” Pamuk (Turkey)

Synopsis

An exiled poet returns to the remote city of Kars on the Turkish border to investigate troubling reports of a suicide epidemic among its young women. While there, he reconnects with the beautiful Ipek and finds himself drawn irresistibly back into their love story.

But Kars has become a touchpoint for religious and political violence, and religious extremists are poised to win the local elections. As the snow falls and suspicion mounts, the stage is set for a terrible and desperate act.

Nicola’s Book Club reading list

Season 1 (Feb – Jun 2005)
“Oracle Night” by Paul Auster (U.S.)
“Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
“Snow” by Orhan” Pamuk (Turkey)
“Empress Orchid” by Anchee Min (China) *
“The Way to Paradise” by Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)

* The book club favourite
In italics, Nicola’s Coup de Cœur