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Without a Country

By: Ayşe Kulin, Kenneth Dakan - translator
Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
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From the international bestselling author of Last Train to Istanbul comes a novel based on true events that explores the depths of pride, devotion, and persistence as four generations of a family struggle to forge their destinies.

As Hitler’s reign of terror begins to loom large over Germany, Gerhard and Elsa Schliemann - like other German Jews - must flee with their children in search of sanctuary. But life elsewhere in Europe offers few opportunities for medical professor Gerhard and his fellow scientists. Then they discover an unexpected haven in Turkey, where universities and hospitals welcome them as valuable assets.

But despite embracing their adopted land, personal and political troubles persist. Military coups bring unrest and uncertainty to the country, intermarriage challenges the cultural identity of Gerhard and Elsa’s descendants, and anti-Semitism once again threatens their future in the place they call home.

From World War II to the age of social media, one family’s generations find their way through love and loss, sacrifice and salvation, tragedy and triumph - with knowledge hard won and passion heartfelt.

©2018 Ayse Kulin (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation ©2018 by Kenneth Dakan. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction War & Military World Literature Military Heartfelt Tear-jerking War

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Such a lovely accent to listen to, so well read Kathleen bought the story , which I enjoyed enormously, to life for me. .So nice to learn a little of how people of other nationalities are affected by life.

fascinating

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