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Author
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When a respected older man clings to the values and mores of the liberated 1970s, when he pursues sex relentlessly and his reputation suffers, Chaos ensues. White explores different aspects of aging, romance, and sex, inviting his readers to come with him to Florida, the Greek Isles, and Turkey̮ and into the chaotic gay demimonde of contemporary New York.
Author
Publisher
Deep Vellum Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Set in Turkey in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, The Purchased Bride reflects the true story of the author's Greek grandmother, Maria, who was bought when she was fifteen by a much older, wealthy Ottoman man. As the Ottoman Empire falls, Maria and her parents flee the torching of their Greek village in the Caucasus by insurgents and find shelter in a refugee camp across the border on Ottoman territory. With chaos looming, the priest who is...
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