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The Silence of Scheherazade

Written by:
Defne Suman
Narrated by:
Lara Sawalha

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
13
Narrator
4
Release Date
August 19, 2021
Duration
14 hours 59 minutes
Summary
Set in the ancient city of Smyrna, this powerful novel follows the intertwining fates of four families as their peaceful city is ripped apart by the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

On an orange-tinted evening in September 1905, Scheherazade is born to an opium-dazed mother in the ancient city of Smyrna. At the very same moment, a dashing Indian spy arrives in the harbour with a secret mission from the British Empire. He sails in to golden-hued spires and minarets, scents of fig and sycamore, and the cries of street hawkers selling their wares. When he leaves, seventeen years later, it will be to the heavy smell of kerosene and smoke as the city, and its people, are engulfed in flames.

But let us not rush, for much will happen between then and now. Birth, death, romance and grief are all to come as these peaceful, cosmopolitan streets are used as bargaining chips in the wake of the First World War.

Told through the intertwining fates of a Levantine, a Greek, a Turkish and an Armenian family, this unforgettable novel reveals a city, and a culture, now lost to time.

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Valerie P.

The author makes this tragic history come alive. It would’ve received a 5 star rating except the movement from one character and time into another, sometimes leaves one confused. This is a book which would be beneficial to listen to twice so as to clarify some of the ambiguities. Over all, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others.

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Alda McMillan

Beautifully written. All the pathos and beauty of this era captured artfully. I felt as through I lived this story as I listened. I wanted parts of the story to be fleshed out more to make it last longer. I did not want it to end. I will return time and again to relisten to this story. This left me wanting more. Thank you.

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