Silent House (HB) by Orhan Pamuk Shockingly

Shockingly

a mild-mannered lab researcher

the city as it now exists may instantly become obsolescent

things dont come quite so naturally: as much as 90% of all interpersonal conflicts never reach agreement

Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and it's usually up to Peter to sort out the mess

Silent House (HB) by Orhan Pamuk ShockinglyIn an old mansion in Cennethisar (formerly a fishing village, now a posh resort near Istanbul) the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren: Faruk, a dissipated failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and the younger grandson, Metin, a high school student drawn to the fast life of the nouveaux riches, who dreams of going to America. The widow has lived in the village for decades, ever since her husband, an