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Summer Heat
by Defne Suman
sad
slow-paced
𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕥
By Defne Suman @defnesuman
Melike is a teenager. In 1974, living in Istanbul, Melike, can sense that things are changing with whispers of prison, invasion, and military coups. The family decides to relocate to the south. Then her dad disappears.
Jump to 2003 Melike meets a stranger called Petro, whom she had a connection with.
She meets with him despite her adoring husband at home and soon realises that Petro isn't who he says he is!
Travelling to Cyprus, Melike discovers the answers to her family untruths.
This story is about a woman trying to understand who she is and seeking knowledge from an estranged father that has many sad and upsetting secrets.
Some quotes I liked and have plucked from the book!
'A woman grows into her own story. She finds her story and discovers how to spread her wings and fly.'
'Your inner reservoir is your memory, the treasure trove spiralling from one baby to the next, then uniting in another.'
'A person's existence had meaning, not in itself but in the connections they forge.'
These quotes are about connections, love, family, and discovery of one's self! I found Melike quite a selfish character, and she could have been a little warmer!
⚠️ Trigger warning
Rape, brutal bodily harm
I'm afraid this is only a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me 🤓
By Defne Suman @defnesuman
Melike is a teenager. In 1974, living in Istanbul, Melike, can sense that things are changing with whispers of prison, invasion, and military coups. The family decides to relocate to the south. Then her dad disappears.
Jump to 2003 Melike meets a stranger called Petro, whom she had a connection with.
She meets with him despite her adoring husband at home and soon realises that Petro isn't who he says he is!
Travelling to Cyprus, Melike discovers the answers to her family untruths.
This story is about a woman trying to understand who she is and seeking knowledge from an estranged father that has many sad and upsetting secrets.
Some quotes I liked and have plucked from the book!
'A woman grows into her own story. She finds her story and discovers how to spread her wings and fly.'
'Your inner reservoir is your memory, the treasure trove spiralling from one baby to the next, then uniting in another.'
'A person's existence had meaning, not in itself but in the connections they forge.'
These quotes are about connections, love, family, and discovery of one's self! I found Melike quite a selfish character, and she could have been a little warmer!
⚠️ Trigger warning
Rape, brutal bodily harm
I'm afraid this is only a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me 🤓