Love, family, war

Suman has a lovely ease and warmth in her writing but this is distinctly more 'women's fiction' (I hate that patronising label! but what's an alternative?) than litfic. It can feel a bit too easy and unnuanced, lacking complexity both in the story that's told and the use of language. That said, the main characters are boldly delineated, especially Me and her father, and Me's story of her childhood is done with compassion and a nice sense of a young girl's perspective, even if there's a rather simplistic psychology to Me's behaviourthat she had so many lovers because she was searching for her father.

The war here is the invasion and, later, division of Cyprus in the 1970s and the central atrocity is one that both characterises modern warfare far too often, and which is central to many books in this genre targeting women readers. I think what I'm saying is that the geography might change but I've read this story, in this style, many times before. It's unashamedly aiming at the heart, and pulls it off, too.

What I especially is the evocation of the setting, first Istanbul and then Cyprus. Suman has a deft and sensual way of describing place, and scents are especially strong: rose water, pine, jasmine perfume the pages.

I'm also a sucker for father-daughter stories so ended up abandoning my more critical faculties and had a good emotional wallow, complete with tears!

I'd suggest fans of Kristin Hannah and books The Kite Runner should check this out.

Thanks to Head of Zeus for an ARC via NetGalleynetgalley women-in-translation17 s Kyriakos S Kyriakou131 15

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??? ???????????: https://anotherlookforyou.blogspot.co...13 s A. Raca754 158

"Belki de vatan dedikleri buydu. Ortak kaderi ve kederi payla?an büyük bir aile."

?yi bir aile hikayesi Yaz S?ca??...
Resmen Me ne yapt? acaba diye meraktan b?rakamad?m. Ailelerde konu?ulmayanlar, kaderlerin bir yerden sonra birbirine benzemesi, iç içe geçmi? hayatlar? güzel vermi? yazar.
K?br?s Rumlar? ile Türkleri aras?ndaki dostluk/ dü?manl?k kalp k?r?c?yd?. Ama yazar?n bir çok ?eyi ara?t?r?p objektif bakt??? çok aç?k. Aç?k, yarg?s?z, arkada?ça...
Mavi Orman'dan sonra yazar?n romanlar?ndaki anne/ baba ili?kilerini kafada oturtmak daha güzel oluyor.
Umar?m daha çok yazar...7 s Ena u zemlji knjiga334

Defne Suman svoje bogato iskustvo (odrasla je na prelijepoj Bujukadi, godinama živjela na Tajlandu, Laosu, u Americi, danas je jedna od najtraženijih joga instruktorica, živi u Atini...) utkala je u ovaj roman i stvorila predivnu pri?u o odrastanju, porodici, ljubavi, identitetu, a što je važnije od svega o dvije predivne zemlje – Turskoj i Kipru. Ponovo sam u mislima prošetala prelijepim Istanbulom, živopisnim Fenerom koji me prošle godine u augustu oduševio svojim uskim ulicama i starim ku?ama, svjedocima bogate historije grada, te Kiprom, destinacijom za koju priželjkujem da ?u uskoro posjetiti. ?itajte, vjerujem da ?e i vas obuzeti. 6 s Liz30 4

Summer Heat is a complex, realistic, engaging, and occasionally heartbreaking narrative. It is a summery novel with a wonderful and bitter taste of Turkish and Greek culture and history. The author's storytelling glides through time with outstanding ability in conveying the characters' life stories and struggles. It's been a long time since a book I read captured my thoughts and won me over, this one. The language was stunning, and it flowed seamlessly. While reading it, there were moments where I was so shocked by what I'd read that I wanted to take a break to process it all, but the story wouldn't let me go, so I kept reading and reading and getting engrossed. All the characters, from our main character, Me, to Petro, Safinaz, Orhan, Gulbahar, and Eleni, are genuine, realistic, and loyal to the narrative. It was a valuable novel that, through family history, brought together many places, such as Turkey’s Istanbul, its Buyukada, Greece’s capital Athens, at a certain point even Germany, and eventually the island of Cyprus, weaving together entangled lives and family secrets, as well as the unique perspectives of each character and their place in the plot. The author described sorrow, grief, love, abandonment, and reunion wonderfully. Engaging, honest, and heartfelt; very emotional yet still realistic. The author treated this story meticulously, which is beautifully translated into the strong psychological component of the characters and the historically significant importance of the plot. It's a novel with good literary taste and a compelling tale. Once begun, it is impossible to put down! 

Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for providing me with an ARC of this beautiful translation!6 s Amina Hujdur563 26

Odli?na. Odli?na i odli?na!
Podijeljeni Kipar, neostvarena ljubav, porodi?ne tajne...
Oduševila me. Stil pisanja je jedinstven.6 s Georgia1,127 72

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yeni romanin cikmasina artik sayili gun kalmisken, yazarin eski kitaplarindan birini, yaz sicagi’ni okudum.
benim icin hikayenin, kitabin guzelligi disinda soyle nefis bir yani daha oldu, bir suredir okuduklarim arasinda beni bu kadar icine alan, sarip sarmalayan olmamisti. soluksuz akti gitti, kurgusuyla da, diliyle de cok iyi geldi. bir aralik okuduklarim beni oyle sarsti ki biraz molaya ihtiyac duydum fakat hikaye birakmadi, okumaya devam ettim.
me, orhan, safinaz, gulbahar, petro, eleni… ic ice gecmis hayatlar, aile sirlari ve mubadele hikayeleriyle orulmus istanbul, buyukada, atina, almanya ve nihayet kibris’i bir araya toplayan, her bir karakterin ve mekanin hikayeye katkisi cok kiymetli bir romandi.
okuyunuz, okutunuz! 4 s Zoe Giles163 389

3.5 stars4 s Xristina Liosi151 11

?? ??????? ?? ??? ??????????, ??? ?????? ?? ?? ??????? ???? ??? ???? ???. ??????? ?????????? ???? ???? ???????????, ???? ?????? ??? ?????. ???? ???????????? ? ????? ??? ? ????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ??? ????????.?????? ??? ????? ??? ? ????????????? ??????...???? ????? ?????? ??? ???????? ??? ?? "??????" ?????????...4 s Bookish Bluestocking553 26

? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????????? Defne Suman ???? ???? ???????? ??? ?????????????. ????? ??? ????? ???????? ?? ?????? ????? ???????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ? ????????? ????????? ????? ?? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ????????????? ????? ?????? ???? ????????? ??? ???? ??????. ???????, ??? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?????????? ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ???? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ?? ?? ???????? ???? ???. ??? ???? ??????? ????? ?? ??? ?? ?????!
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?? ?????? ????? ??? ??????????? sudoku ??? ???? ??? ??????? ? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ?????????? ????. ?????? ? ?????????? ????????? ??? ?????????? ?? ?????????? ????? - ??? ?????? ?? ?????????? ??? ? ???????????? ????? ???????????? ???????, ? ??????? ????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ?????? - ??? ??????????? ??? ??? ??????????? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ??? ???????? ???. ??? ?????? ????? ? ?????? ?????? ??? ?? ????????? ??? ????????????? ??? ??????, ? ????? ???? ?? ???????? ??? ??????? ???????? ??? ?? ???????? ???, ????????????? ?? ???? ??? ??????????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ??? ???? ?? ???????? ??? ????? ?????.
???? ??????? ??? ???????? ???? ??? ?????? ???, ?? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ????? ???????.3 s Kat325 14

Defne Suman nobody else writes about horrible and difficult things with such warmth and care, that you don´t want to stop reading her stories.
Summer Heat is not a fun read. It´s about people unwillingly entangled in a cruel history vortex. Turkey never d Christians or any other infidels. The last hundred and fifty years are marked by blood. The Ottoman Empire had a mission of spreading Islam far and wide. When they failed to conquer Europe, they continued their mission closer to home. They slaughtered over a million people, which is known today as the Pontic Genocide. This didn´t end there, the systematic harassment, discrimination and occasional violence keeps continuing today. Do you know why Cyprus is divided in half? How did it happen? I knew something, but not a lot. This book clarified the matter. Just remember that this is a work of fiction, not a historical account.
When history happens, when big guys quarrel between themselves (tsars, kings, sultans etc) it´s the ordinary people who suffer the most. Always. When two very different cultures clash there are no victors, only losers and victims. Defne writes about suffering. Because people in Turkey and their neighbors have been suffering for centuries. This affects generations of people who cannot overcome their trauma.
So we see the turbulent history of one particular family. They are Greek Christians, which means they´re a very unwanted part of society. Three generations of this family have been affected by the history and cultural conflict, but each in a different way. Every person seems to be having a secret, a shadowy episode in the past. Everyone loved and lost. The dynamics between family members are troublesome. Nothing is clear. There is a lot of love but it´s very difficult, broken love. It´s this type of bond, that requires a lot of care and patience to be repaired. But what if someone doesn´t care enough?
The most enjoyable part of this book is the historical aspect of the conflict. The family's story is touching and well-presented. However, Me, the main character, and the youngest family member is somehow frustrating. Her emotional and irrational behavior and inner thoughts don´t make her very able. Maybe Defne has made her character this way on purpose, to show that even though Me never experienced personally any violence, she is still affected by her family's trauma. This is why she is the way she is.
Let´s look at this story as a warning. The fighters of Islam aren´t friendly. Two years ago 50 people died in a fire of the Coptic Church in Egypt. The firefighters weren´t in a rush to come over and help despite being only two blocks away. Last year we saw another ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, a land taken from Armenia by Azerbaijan. Armenia and Georgia are the only Christian countries in the region and they don´t have any allies around. There are countless examples. Thank goodness we have Defne who tells the world about crimes committed by Turkey. This is a part of history that today's Turkiye desperately tries to erase. 2 s Betul Pehlivanli374 15

Oldum olas? mübadele romanlar?n? severim ama ucu K?br?s’a ba?lanan bu hikaye benzerlerinden farkl?yd?.K?br?s Rumlar’?n?n da,K?br?s Türkler’inin de kötü niyetli ki?iler ( Rumlar’dan intikam almaya çal??an Türkler ve Türkler’den intikam almaya çal??an Rumlar) sebebiyle büyük ac?lar çektiklerini anlatan sat?rlar? okumak cidden zordu...Ac?y?,hüznü,a?k?, terk edilmeyi ve kavu?may? öyle güzel anlatm?? ki yazar.Defne Suman’a bir kez daha bay?ld?m.Anlat?m da hikaye de inan?lmaz ak?c?yd?.Vaktim olsa bir gün içerisinde okuyup bitirebilirdim.Ben bu hüzünlü hikayeyi çok sevdim.Defne Suman ile tan??mad?ysan?z,hemen bir kitab?n? edinin ve okumaya ba?lay?n.Herkese gönül rahatl???yla tavsiye ediyorum...3 s Gülen Erendag5

?ki kerede bitiriverdim, ba?tan sona soluksuz, ald? beni götürdü Me'nin hikayesi. Sürükleyici, içten, kalpten... Duygusal ama gerçekçi. Yüksek bir bilinç ve birikimle ele al?nm??, psikolojik yönü çok güçlü ayn? zamanda da tarihi...
Her karakter sahici, samimi. Sanki hepsini hep tan?yormu?um hissiyle benimsedim.
Ba?lad???m andan itibaren b?rakmak istemedim ama bitmesini de istemedim!
2 s gdasque35 2

Suman -?imdilik- ba?yap?t?n? yazm??. Katman katman, sürükleyici, içinizi ?s?tan ve yer yer burkan bir hikaye. Anadolu ve Türk-Yunan kültürünün, tarihinin efsunlu ve ac?mt?rak haresiyle bezeli, Yoga felsefesinin ferah ???lt?s?n?n üflendi?i s?cak, s?ms?cak, ad? gibi yaz s?cakl???nda bir roman. Önümüz yazken okunmal?.2 s Nuray Atac?kAuthor 2 books26

Yaz S?ca?? karakterlerin ya?am öykülerini anlat?rken zamanda çok ustal?kla hareket ediyor. Romandaki her ki?i geçmi?, bugünü, duygular?, tutkular?, kayg?lar?ya o kadar güçlü var oluyor ki, bir süre sonra hep birlikteymi?iz gibi geliyor. Edebi tad? yerinde, hikayesi güçlü, okumas? çok zevkli bir roman. Zevkle tavsiye ediyorum. 3 s Fatma Güne?74 20

Yazar?n Emanet Zaman kitab?n? daha çok severek okumu?tum, bunun da dili konusu güzel ama baz? yerlerde s?k?ld?m.2 s Rita Egan396 46

Summer Heat
by Defne Suman

You could be forgiven for assuming by the cover that this is a light and fluffy summer romance. While the central themes revolve around forbidden romance, there's nothing light about the content and yet the tone contains humour, flippancy and more than a touch of irony.

As Me castigates herself for her inability to remain faithful to her handsome, successful and devoted husband, the questions about her constant search for elicit excitement mount. We learn early that her sense of abandonment by her father, her grandmother's mental health issues, her mother's remoteness and her brother's coldness are somehow linked to the 1964 expulsion of Greeks from Turkey, and through backwards glances in the narrative, the threads of secrets become revealed.

The locations of this story are splendidly told, from Istanbul to Athens, to Limassol and the mountain villages of Cyprus. As Me unravels her family's skeletons, we get a history lesson on the violent crisis that split Cyprus along The Green Line when two great cultures, Greek and Ottoman, clashed with devastating consequences.

Earthy and sensual, this is a saga of a family that was pulled asunder. It is heartbreaking and thought provoking, asking questions about what it is to be a daughter, a sister, a wife, a lover. A summer novel bound to sweep you up and away.

Publication date: 9th May 2024
Thanks to@ #NetGalley and #HeadofZeus for the ARC.netgalley translation1 Idilik185

Kitab? Balat/Yaz s?ca?? yazar ile okumali türü için çok h?zl? bir ?ekilde okudum hatta takside bitirdim bulu?ma yerine gelmeden... Defne Suman bu kurgu roman isini gitgide tad?ndan yenilmeyecek bir k?vama getiriyor. Son iki roman?nda da kitab? bitirip kapatt?ktan sonra aç?p b? tekrardan okuyorum ba?lar?n? yeniden.. Çünkü bu yetenekli, s?cakkanl?, samimi yazar?m?z okurlar?na jetonu hep progressif olarak dü?ürtuyor ve kitap bitince kocaman bir hiimmmmmm diyor okur. Hep yazs?n hep okuyalim hata hep de?i?ik semtleri kullans?n dekor olarak ve biz de onunla yeniden ke?fedelim ya?ad???m?z ?ehri. Yazarl???n? geçtim insan olarakta tan?maktan/ tan??maktan keyif ald?m.. Hala kitaplar?yla tan??madiysaniz hadi hadi ko?un kitapç?ya:)1 Brczdn373 17

Ender olarak sevmedi?im roman karakterlerinden biri oldu Me. Onun o bencilli?i, sürekli kendine ac?mas?, pasakl? halleri beni çileden ç?karsa da kitab?n konusu o kadar güzel ki ve defne suman her zamanki gibi öyle yal?n anlatm?? ki çok severek hikayenin içine girerek okudum. Alt?n? çizdi?im paragraflar oldu.
Me babas?n?n onlar? terk edip gidi?ini içine sindirememi?, annesi ile ili?kisini gerekti?i gibi sürdürememi? bir kad?n. Sevgiyi hep ba?ka yerlerde ba?ka ili?kilerde aram??.
Y?llar sonra babas?ndan gelen davet acaba ona hangi kap?lar? aralayacak? Geç de olsa döne döne arad?klar?n? bu davet sayesinde bulacak m?? Ve çocuklu?undan beri do?ru bildikleri asl?nda s?rlardan m? ibaretmi?? Yak?n tarihimiz k?br?s ç?kartmas? hakk?nda da söze dökülmeyen gerçekler var. Mutlaka okuyun. 1 Kelly286 30

I just love this author, she writes such compelling stories. This novel sees the protagonist, Me, delving into a mysterious family past she knew nothing about, travelling from Istanbul to Athens and on to Cyprus to uncover family roots she didn’t know existed. Me is married and successful but somewhat unsatisfied with her life, when Petro shows up under the guise of being a producer scouting locations in Istanbul. Really, he was sent by the father she hasn’t seen in over 30 years, who abandoned her and her family when she was 11. The family mystery is an interesting one and beyond that, one thing I have consistently admired in Defne Sunam’s writings is the rich details evoking the Turkish background - the descriptions of food in particular are numerous and stimulate the senses in a way that give you a real feel of the time and place.

My thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher, Head of Zeus, for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. arcs1 Sibel Kaçamak84 17

H?zla okunan sürükleyici bir hikaye. Suman aile s?rlar?n? açmay? seviyor, bunu da gayet güzel ba?ar?yor. Yan?nda kültürel toplumsal psikolojik gözlemler de hediyesi oluyor. Ki?isel olarak Emanet Zaman'? daha fazla sevdim. Okur daima verilenden fazlas?n? ister ya Safinaz'?n iyice detayl? öyküsünü çok merak ettim, bir ikinci cilt olsa hiç fena olmazd?.1 Menekse Yuksel42 2

“Zulüm me?ruydu. Me?ruydu çünkü vard?. Çünkü hepimizin içindeydi. ?nsan?n özüne sevgi kadar nefretin tohumlar? da at?lm??t?. Bu gerçek içimi yaksa da gerçekti. Vard?. O kadar. Kötülü?ün varl???na direnmek beyhude bir çabayd?. Yapabilece?im tek ?ey bundan sonra nefret ve öfke yerine sevgiyi seçmek olabilirdi. Ufac?k varl???m belki bu sayede aleme bir katk?da bulunabilirdi.”This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full review1 Müge80 5

Okudu?um ilk Defne Suman kitab?yd?. Mübadele hikayeleri sevenler mutlaka okusun. Ak?c? ,s?rad??? her bölümde de?i?ik yerlere sürükleyen , aile s?rlar?yla dolu bir hikaye.1 Meltem84 17

Uzun zamand?r okudu?um en güzel, en sahici, en heyecanl? romand?. Hele Me, sanki çocukluk arkada??md?, hele babas? ile olan bölümleri, hele kavu?malar?... Kelimeler diyorum bu kadar m? ak?ll?ca bir araya getirilip, bir hikaye olu?turulur. Çok sevdim, çok...1 Melis Baltal?14 1 follower

Yaz S?ca?? öyle bir roman olmu? ki.. Daha ilk sayfadan hikaye sizi içine çekiyor..
Ne oldu?unu anlamadan büyüsüne kap?l?veriyorsunuz..
Mekanlar, güçlü karakterleri ve zeki kurgusuyla gerçekten muhte?em bir roman olmu?.1 Didem Capanoglu5

Defne Suman’?n yal?n ve ak?c? diliyle bezenmi? sürükleyici bir hikaye. ?çten, samimi. Politik olaylar?n s?radan insanlar?n ya?amlar?n? nas?l mahvetti?ine dair çarp?c? bir anlat?m? var. ??lenen duygu okuyucuya direkt olarak geçiyor. ?li?kiler, döngüler, travmalar ve kendini bulma yolculu?u. Yine bir nefeste okunan bir kitap. 1 Funda85 1 follower

Yorum yazmam çok fazla ama bu kitaba borcum oldu?unu hissettim. Te?ekkür etmezsem, kozmik bir borç kalacakm?? gibi üzerimde... Ben Defne Suman'? Mavi Orman kitab? ile tan?d?m. Sonra ?nsanl?k Halleri geldi benimle Almanya'ya. Saklambaç'? heyecanla ?smarlad?m, meselesi- asl?nda Türkiye co?rafyas?n?n en kadim derdi, Do?u-Bat?; gelenek-modernite- beni heyecanland?rm??t?. Roman? okudum ama yazar? daha çok seviyordum. Bir ilk romand? elbette, bir yas dönemi yaz?lm??t?, muhtemelen de kendini yazd?rm??t? roman.
?ki gün önce Yaz S?ca??'n?n ald?m elime, s?caktan bunald???m bir gün. Gün, geceye kar??t?, gecenin sessiz serinli?inde elimden b?rakamadan iki günde bitirdim. Sevdim elbette, çok fazla yaz?lm?? hatta yorulmu? bir konuyu bunca taze bir nefesle anlatmak... Benzer bir aile hikâyesinin, ku?aklar?n yükünü sayfalarda payla?mak. Yine iyi geldi, yine iyile?tirdi bir yerleri Suman'?n ?efkatli kelimeleri. Ama hayret daha bask?n bir histi. Saklambaç'tan sadece bir kaç y?l sonra bu kadar yetkin bir eseri kaleme almak. Kurgusu, kelimeleri, melodrama kaçmadan bo?az?n?z?, gözlerinizi yakan bir hikâye örmek... Söylemek istedim, te?ekkür etmek elim kalbimde.1 Ozlem97 1 follower

Yazar?n kahvalt? sofras? isimli kitab? ile benzerlikler ta??yor. ?kisinde de evlili?i ve erkekler konusunda kafas? kar???k kad?n ana karakterin aile s?rr?na ula?mas? konu ediliyor, ikisinde de hikaye büyükadada ba?l?yor, s?r k?sa bir zaman diliminde aç??a ç?k?yor ve s?r neredeyse benzer bir konuya ba?lan?yor. Yine de bir solukta okunan, okurken yormayan bir roman.1 Denis Wheller373 2

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