The bestselling Turkish classic of love and loss in a changing world 'A heart-breaker . . .
it has the kind of indefinably powerful impact of The Great Gatsby' Observer 'Deeply moving
... transformative ... a love story that I actually love' Elif Shafak 'It is perhaps
easier to dismiss a man whose face gives no indication of an inner life. And what a pity that
is: a dash of curiosity is all it takes to stumble upon treasures we never expected.' A shy
young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded
streets thriving arts scene passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a
chance meeting with a woman which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally
powerful intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound Madonna in a Fur Coat is an
unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul. With
an introduction by David Selim Sayers 'You think you know yearning . . . you think you know
the fleeting nature of happiness . . . you think you know unrequited love you think you know
lyrical writing . . . and then you read Madonna in a Fur Coat' Jack Edwards 'The surprise
bestseller ... read loved and wept over by men and women of all ages' Guardian
