Honour

'My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten . . .'

Adem and Pembe Toprak left Turkey and came to London - hoping to make new lives for themselves and their children abroad. Yet, no matter how far they may travel, the traditions and beliefs the Topraks have left behind stay with them - carried in the blood.

Their eldest is the boy Iskender, who remembers Turkey and feels betrayal deeper than most. His sister is Esma, who is loyal and true despite the pain and heartache. And, lastly, Yunus, who was born in London, and is shy and different.

And it is through Adem and Pembe's children, trapped by the mistakes and muddles of the past, that a brutal act of murder will shatter and transform the lives of this family . . .

Honour is a powerful novel set in Turkey and London in the 1970s. It explores guilt and innocence, love and lovelessness, the tensions within an immigrant family, the clash of tradition and modernity, as well as the pain that families too often inflict on themselves.

Praise for Elif Shafak:

'Heartbreaking . . . the beauty of Islam pervades Shafak's book' Vogue

'Shocking, ambitious, exuberant and teeming' Observer

'A cross-generational saga written with a freewheeling energy' Guardian