Champagne Days

When young American Corey Brotano joins the Air Force in 1956 and is stationed in Ankara Turkey his life begins a new era as he plunges headfirst into the dynamics of a small community of Americans far from home.<p> Relationships develop as people dangerously dance with love a young woman is betrayed a murder committed a cunning killer weaves a sinsiter web and some feel the wrath of Turan--an agent in the Secret Police.<p> Further intrigue involves a blackmailer gay former movie star a gossipy woman heroic taxi driver two young terrorist Kurds a unique prison break adventure and the Compound:an economical erotic paradise.<p> Enchancing the novel are quaint facts and customs of exciting Turkey and reminiscences of the Fifties.<p> Poet Emily Dickinson said There is no frigate (ship) like a book to take us lands away. And so CHAMPAGNE DAYS will transport you on an intoxicating journey through a sea of suspense.<p> And you won't even need a passport!