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Sister Shako and Kola the Goat: Memories of My Childhood in Turkey

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By Vedat Dalokay
Publisher HaperCollins Publishers
Sister Shako and Kola the Goat: Memories of My Childhood in Turkey
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A memoir by the former mayor of Ankara about growing up Muslim in rural Turkey in the 1930s of his friendship with an indomitable widow named Sister Shako.

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Lexile 950LLexile 950L

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Book ISBN:

9780688132712

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