Foreigners in the City of Silk

Foreigners in the City of Silk

Anya McKee

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Torn Curtain Publishing
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Viajes y vacaciones
ISBN:
9781991299055
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With four young children in tow, Jeff and Anya set out on what was to become the adventure, and, unexpectedly, the privilege, of a lifetime.In Foreigners in the City of Silk, Anya writes about the bewildering and surprising, frustrating and humbling experience of living as a foreign family in Turkey.Who do you turn to when you’ve been in town three weeks and your two-year-old’s gone missing?How does a dream suddenly land you in an Islamic dormitory?What sort of gift do you take to a circumcision party?And how, exactly, do you do God a favour?Journey with Anya as she grapples with doing business, educating children, and leading an unlikely group of expats . . . all while navigating the unseen spiritual environment she finds herself in.   

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