Anne-Rae
Vasquez’s ‘Almost a Turkish Soap Opera’ is certain to delight readers
with its humorous and realistic portrayal of the difficulties of
immigrating to a new country
Author Anne-Rae Vasquez delivers both comedy and drama in her book, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera. Highlighting the difficulties young people face when they try to immigrate to a new country, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera also runs deep with interwoven themes of family, honesty, betrayal, and love.
Adel
and Kamil are two young Turkish men, just trying to move to America.
However, like all things, it is easier said than done, and they find
their journey slightly off course when things begin to go pear-shaped.
Adel’s grandfather, a manipulative and ruthless man, agrees to help him
achieve immigration status into Canada, on one condition: he must marry
Yonka, his spoiled and obnoxious cousin.
Despite
the fact that he does not love (or even like) Yonka, Adel wants to come
to North America. Unfortunately for him, he does find love – only not
where he is supposed to. When Yonka discovers that Adel is having an
affair with his beautiful English teacher, Nora, things go from
complicated to worse. In addition, Kamil has a giant secret of his own,
making everything even more difficult.
Written with lively characters and Vasquez’s vivid descriptive prose, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera is
already garnering huge praise from fans. It is being called “difficult
to put down”, especially when “the drama goes into full swing”.
Additionally, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera has
been made into a feature film, the directorial debut of author Vasquez,
and is also a popular web-based series. Readers will love this tale of
two young Muslim men trying to create a life for themselves in the
West, and will no doubt search out both the film and the web series,
anxious for more of these colorful characters and their lives.
Anne-Rae Vasquez
Anne-Rae Vasquez is the author and screenwriter for Almost a Turkish Soap Opera. She
composed the collection to focus on the challenges that people face
when trying to immigrate to a new country. While working at the English
as a Second Language Institute at the University of British Columbia,
Anne-Rae studied the Arabic language and soon became a fan of the
Turkish soap opera. Her other works include Salha’s Secrets to Middle Eastern Cooking Cookbook, Gathering Dust (a collection of poetry), and Teach Yourself Great Web Design in a Week.
Connect with Anne-Rae on her website http://anne-raevasquez.com/
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