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Family celebration

A Turkish Rosh Hashanah by Etan Basseri

August 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was reading A Turkish Rosh Hashanah (via an online reader copy though it has recently been released) by Etan Basseri and thought about The Light Keeper by Levin, Baslaw and Priestley. It is not because they have a similar theme, setting (one is set in Russian, one in Turkey), or even that the main characters are all Jewish, but it just had that feel of something familiar and yet, also different. It was sweet, interesting and a bit educational without being textbook-like. They both […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Ashkenazi Jewish, celebrations, Constantinople, Etan Basseri, family, Istanbul, jewish, Middle East, Rosh Hashanah, Sephardic communities, Social Themes, values, Zeynep Özatalay

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:392 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Ashkenazi Jewish, celebrations, Constantinople, Etan Basseri, family, Istanbul, jewish, Middle East, Rosh Hashanah, Sephardic communities, Social Themes, values, Zeynep Özatalay ·
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Delilah and Mr. Selim have some adventures

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (V01) by Tony Cliff

Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling (V02) by Tony Cliff

April 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have wanted to read Delilah Dirk books for some time. A few weeks ago, I went to the library to pick up a book I had on hold and came out with three others. Two were the first two in the series by Tony Cliff, Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (V01) and Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling (V02). I have since learned there is a third book, and I’m contemplating finding a copy. First, this is basically a “Sherlock Holmes meets Indiana […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Young Adult Tagged With: 19th century, Action & Adventure, British, Constantinople, historical fiction, Istanbul (Turkey), Robbers and outlaws, Tony Cliff

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:170 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Young Adult · Tags: 19th century, Action & Adventure, British, Constantinople, historical fiction, Istanbul (Turkey), Robbers and outlaws, Tony Cliff ·
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