Holiday Country: A Novel

by nci Atrek Narrated by Ayse Babahan

Overview

A seductive and lyrical debut following a young woman's dangerous summer romance during an idyllic vacation on the Aegean coast

"A gorgeous exploration." -Raven Leilani, author of Luster

"A book full of pleasures." -Kirkus

Ada adores spending every summer in a Turkish seaside town with her mother and grandmother at the family villa. The glittering waters, endless olive groves, and her spirited friends make it easy to leave her idle life in California behind. But no matter how much Ada feels she belongs to the country where her mother grew up, deep down, her connection to the culture feels as fleeting as the seasons.

When Levent, a mysterious man from her mother's past, shows up in their town, Ada can't help but imagine a different future for her mother-one that promises a return to home, to love, to happiness. But while playing matchmaker, Ada has to come to terms with her own intensifying attraction to Levent. Does the future she's fighting for belong to her mother-or to her alone?

Lush and evocative, ¿nci Atrek's Holiday Country is a rapturous meditation about what it means to experience being of two worlds, the limitations and freedom of a life in translation, and the intricacies of a love triangle that stretches across generations and continents.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

Editorial Reviews

AudioFile - FEBRUARY 2024

Ayse Babahan thoughtfully narrates this coming-of-age story. Ada feels forever suspended between two states of being. She is one person during the school year in California and another during summers spent with her mother and grandmother in a holiday villa along the Turkish coast. In her nineteenth year, when a chance encounter occurs and an old romance rekindles, all the disparate elements of her life collide. Babahan's subtle narration captures Ada's immersion in the liminal space of young adulthood. Her voice and inflections waver between jaded and childlike as Ada rethinks what she truly wants from the future and what she believes her mother needs from the past. Babahan smoothly incorporates Turkish dialect where appropriate. N.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160611662
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	01/09/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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