The Dervish

Mary Di Benedetti, an American war widow, joins her family in Constantinople in 1919, during the Allied occupation. Befriended by Halide Edib Adivar, Mary becomes involved with followers of Mustafa Kemal (later Ataturk). Based on first hand accounts of the Turkish nationalist resistance, The Dervish is an adventure story that details the extraordinary events that culminated in 1923 with the creation of the Republic of Turkey. MORE

Halide’s Gift

Set in late Ottoman Constantinople Frances Kazan’s second novel is loosely based on the early life of Halide Edib and tells the story of two sisters “bound by an extraordinary friendship, and torn apart by their love of radically different men.” Halide’s Gift was translated into seven languages. MORE

Halide Edip ve Amerika

An academic study of the origins of Turkish nationalist/writer/ feminist Halide Edib Adivar’s unique relationship to America. Adapted from Frances Kazan’s Masters thesis, using original research from the archives at Williams College. MORE

Goodnight Little Sister

Drawing on her experience as the wife of a rock manager, Frances Kazan’s debut novel tells the story of Alex Hughes, an Oxford educated English woman who marries rock star Stevie Barnes. “A sharply observed ” picture of the rock n’roll world of the sixties. MORE