Honor: A Novel

Praise for Honor “Rich and wide as the Euphrates river along whose banks it begins and ends, Elif Shafak has woven with masterful care and compassion one immigrant family's heartbreaking story - a story nurtured in the terrible silences between men and women trying to grow within ancient ways, all the while growing past them. I loved this book.” —Sarah Blake, author of The Postmistress “Fascinating and gripping…a wonderful novel.” —Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister “A powerful book; thoughtful, provoking, and compassionate.” —Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat “Calls to mind The Color Purple in its fierceness of its engagement with male violence and its determination to see its characters to a better place. But Shafak is closer to Isabel Allende in spirit, confidence, and charm. Her portrayal of Muslim cultures, both traditional and globalizing, is as hopeful as it is politically sophisticated.” —The Guardian “Shafak is an unflinching writer…this is vivid storytelling…a gripping exploration of the darkest aspects of faith and love.” —The Telegraph “This is an extraordinarily skillfully crafted and ambitious narrative, with Shakespearian twists and turns, omens and enigmas, prophecies and destinies fulfilled …Shafak joins writers such as Hanif Kureishi, Zadie Smith, Monica Ali…who offer us fictional glimpses of London’s Others.” —The Independent “[A] stunning novel…exotic, evocative and utterly gripping.” —The Times Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and a champion of women’s rights and freedom of expression. Her books have been translated into fifty-five languages. Her novels include The Bastard of Istanbul , The Forty Rules of Love , The Architect’s Apprentice , Three Daughters of Eve , 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World , which was a finalist for the 2019 Booker Prize, and, most recently, The Island of Missing Trees , which is a November 2021 Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. She is also the author of a memoir, Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood . An active political commentator, columnist, and public speaker, she lives in London. Her website is elifshafak.com.