Recipe for Daphne

ELIF SHAFAK'SNEW YORK TIMESISTANBUL READING LISTRUNCIMAN AWARD SHORTLISTERIC HOFFER AWARD FINALIST & HONORABLE MENTIONDUBLIN LITERARY AWARD LONGLISTWNBA GREAT GROUP READ SELECTIONAt the neighborhood caf where pastry chef Kosmas, charming widower Fanis, and otherRumGreek Orthodox Christianfriends meet regularly for afternoon tea, American-born Daphne arrives with her elderly aunt. Daphne unsettles hearts, provokes jealousies, and stirs up memories of the 1955Istanbulpogrom, forcing Kosmas and Fanis to confront their painful history in order to risk new beginnings.A shrewd and humorous tale,A Recipe for Daphneinvites the reader into the kitchens, loves, and secret lives of Istanbul's most ancient community.