The Silent House

Each summer three siblings visit their bitter grandmother in her dreary seaside home. Faruk, the eldest, is alcoholic, divorced and a drift. Metin, the youngest, dreams of escaping to America. In between is their sister, Nilgun, a fiery revolutionary, hurtling towards womanhood. Over the week, the family face first love, old ghosts and childhood memories. Watching them is the dwarf house keeper Recep, who has stories of his own. Each summer three siblings visit their bitter grandmother in her dreary seaside home. Faruk the eldest is alcoholic divorced and a drift. Metin the youngest dreams of escaping to America. In between is their sister Nilgun a fiery revolutionary hurtling towards womanhood. Over the week the family face first love old ghosts and childhood memories. Watching them is the dwarf house keeper Recep who has stories of his own.Selling Points'Full of arresting and unforgettable literary moments. It is both a novel of ideas and a psychologically gripping portrait of its protagonists' - Independent.A morality tale as well as a sharply satirical analysis of a country and families going through a painful crisis of identity Indian Express.The house in the book is like a museum itself filled with remnants of the past standing in opposition to rapid change Mint About the Author Orhan Pamuk is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature for 2006. He is the author of thirteen books including the acclaimed novels My Name Ii Red Snow and The Museum of Innocence. His work has been translated into sixty languages. He lives in Istanbul.