Earboysmommy store Title:Perihan's Promise, Turkish Relatives, and the Dirty Old ImamAuthor:Chetin, HelenPublisher:Houghton Mifflin Company 1973G- Hard Cover Usual marks. Call tag on the spine of the dust jacket, blank front endpaper removed, library stamp, otherwise good. A young 14 year old teenager, who is part Turkish on her dad's side, can't stand her mom's new husband, her new brothers or sisters and their new life in California. She doesn't remember her younger life in Istanbul, just the happy times she spent in Canada growing up. Her dad offers to pay her way to Turkey to stay with her grandmother for a while. While there he asks Perihan to keep a journel of her stay and impressions of the different world and culture of Turkey. Perihan goes to Karasu, just outside of Istanbul to visit her grandmother and learns that she has a very good life afterall. Many aspects of old Turkish culture and tradition are shown. Also a note to parents the book is frank and their are details of a girl's monthly and the language is 70's slangDOMESTIC BUYERS Due to eCRATER's new policy we only accept Paypal. If you pay with a Paypal E-Check, we will wait for them to clear before shipping your items. INTERNATIONAL Buyers from other countries must pay with Paypal. DOMESTIC in the U.S. - Will be 3.00 media rate in the United States or you can choose Priority Mail for 6.50. If you need your items quickly for a birthday or other event, please consider using Priority as Media rate can take up to 14 days or more to arrive. International Buyers Are Welcome! - Please contact us for a shipping quote. We will respond to your question promptly so you can order the item you would like. ... [full description] |