Red Dress in Black and White
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Catherine wants to leave her marriage to Murat, a powerful Turkish developer, and return to the United States with their son and her photographer lover. Murat’s effort to stop her draws an American diplomat into a widening web of influence, deception, and surveillance.
Set in Istanbul in the aftermath of political unrest, Elliot Ackerman’s novel follows artists, expatriates, businessmen, and diplomats whose private decisions carry public consequences. Red Dress in Black and White explores love, betrayal, identity, and the struggle for freedom when personal relationships become entangled with political power.
Why I include it
I include Red Dress in Black and White for its exploration of the point where private loyalties meet political power.
