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The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak Super Brand You This journal is the bestNineteen year old Asya, like many teenagers, is full of rage. Feeling like an outsider in a family of suffocating women, she rebels against everything she thinks her family and culture expect from her. Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Asya is the youngest female of the Kazanci family: Theres Petite Ma, the delicate great grandmother slowly losing her memories to Alzheimers; Grandma Glsm, a harsh woman who must bitterly corral an unruly bunch of