Yeshim Ternar

Turkish-born Yeshim Ternar is the author of the short story collections Orphaned by Halley’s Comet and True Romance with a Sailor [which was shortlisted for Mordecai Richler’s 1996 Prix Parizeau, and the 1996 QSPELL Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction]. The Book & the Veil: Escape from an Istanbul Harem, a blending of essay and fiction, was described by Charles Foran in the Montreal Gazette as “daring in form and bold in intent.”

Books by Yeshim Ternar