<p><b>An intensely powerful new novel from the best-selling author of <i>The Bastard of Istanbul </i>and <i>Honour</i></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>'One of the best writers in the world today'</b> <b>Hanif Kureishi </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>'Haunting, moving, beautifully written - and based by an extraordinary cast of characters who capture the diversity of modern Turkey. A masterpiece' Peter Frankopan </b></p><p>
<i>'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away...'</i>
</p><p>For Leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the long-awaited birth of a son; the sight of bubbling vats of lemon and sugar which the women use to wax their legs while the men attend mosque; the scent of card
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