Gardens of water by Alan Drew

This is a heart rendering brilliant story about the plight of Kurds in Turkey displaced by the civil war through the eyes of small Kurdish family barely surging after the huge earthquake in Turkey. The earthquake forces the family to rely on the hospitality of Americans who they accuse of directly supporting the Turkish army. Soon things begin to turn ugly when a romance starts between a Kurdish girl and an American boy. The book is filled with very astute comparisons of the American and Turkish cultural clash. I loved the writing style and all the detail depictions of life and sights of Istanbul. This is a rare insight of the Turkish & Kurdish civil war. Must read for anyone interested in this region.