An Old-World Tale with a Modern Twist
Eva Pasco
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Old-World Tale with a Modern Twist
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
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Author Lily Lamb’s well-written folk tale pulsates with cold shudders and visceral queasiness. The pervading doom and gloom take place in a provincial Turkish village where inhabitants cling to rigid cultural and religious practices whose tenets sanction the subservient role of women and honor killings for those in same-sex relationships.
A story unfolding through fear, suffering, hate, murder, and occult horror evolves around characters whose lives become entwined: Adile Abi and her brothers Kadir Abi and Mahmut Abi; twins, Ahmet and Timur; Adem, Timur’s love interest.
Awash in karmic backlashing, I highly recommend this old-world tale with a modern twist that holds the reader in its grip.
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