Diary of a Turkish Wedding edition by Sunni Boehme Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Join global adventuress Sunni Boehme as she experiences a whole new world—new cultures, new expectations, and a completely new perspective in provincial Turkey, miles (plus a 10-hour ride in a dusty, hot, smoky bus) from the dynamic urban hub of Istanbul.
She has married the man of her dreams—a Turkish man—and out of love, journeys to his home village for his brother’s traditional Muslim wedding. There, her world as an independent and successful life coach and women’s empowerment advocate turns upside down when faced with rigid traditions, strange foods, unfamiliar behaviors, and century-old lifestyles.
“Diary of a Turkish Wedding” is a study of love, heartbreak, and cultural
contrasts. It moves from the deeply personal into the universal. I believe Westerners, especially Western women, have a strong desire to understand the culture of Islam the veil, burqa, multiple wives, and more. We wonder about daily life in the Islamic tradition and have an innate yearning to empower the women we see in distant lands. ...This is an engaging personal love story, one of empowerment and a bridge that can help build clarity and understanding without condoning or surrender...This marvelous true story is a "must read" for all women of power, women who seek empowerment, and the men and women who love them.
—Rev. Lisa Stewart-de Snoo
This book really touched deep into my soul...it inspired me to do some soul-searching of my own. I too thought I found my soul mate, but it took 16 years of struggling to let go and finally realize that I'm OK as I am—alone but whole.
—L. Doine
A compelling story of inter-cultural marriage and the experience of how love drives us to perform beyond our own expectations. This book will literally ‘suck you in’ and leave a mark in your memory. It provokes deep emotions to the point of tears.
—B. J. Klebenow
Diary of a Turkish Wedding edition by Sunni Boehme Religion Spirituality eBooks
During a trip to Turkey, Sunni, the author and a good looking, successful American woman , met Afiz who was a handsome drifter who had no home, but lived temporarily in the uninhabited homes that he repaired or remodeled. They hit it off and had a brief romance, but the affair ended as she returned to the States. Though she enjoyed the brief romance, she hesitated to pursue it on account of her being about 10 years older than he was and due to the difference in religion and culture.About 10 years later, they reconnected and this time she was less cautious and gave in to her attraction to him. She brought him to the States, they married, and she helped him start a remodeling business. There was a clear mutual understanding that she will not convert to his religion, Islam, and that she will not have children. For two years there was little cause for alarm on her part as he was busy building his business with her help. She tolerated some behaviors that were not quite customary on the grounds that he was from a different culture.
The turning point in the story was when they made to trip to Turkey to attend his brother's wedding. Afiz had run away from home since he was a teenager and his connection to his family ever since had been feeble. The visit for him was like a family reunion. The family was an extremely poor, conservative Muslim family that lived in a small Turkish village where conditions are best described as primitive. Sunni tells a story of horror about the suffering she had to go through in the total absence of any comforts that she was used to at home, but she graciously balanced that with her appreciation for the warmth and love she received from most of the people she encountered. This fateful trip was the beginning of the end of their relationship. Afiz seemed to have fallen under the influence of his family. When they returned home, it was clear that they had very little in common anymore and that the end was at hand. I was glad that I was sitting down when I read the last part this wonderful, entertaining, shocking, true story and I recommend that you also make sure to read it sitting down.
I liked Sunni's description of her spiritual struggle to rise above the torment of every moment she spent in the village and of her faithful efforts to make success of the marriage. She cleverly weaves the marriage story with the most interesting events that underline the cultural differences which proved to be insurmountable in this case. The book is a most valuable gem that is worthy of the highest praise .
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Diary of a Turkish Wedding edition by Sunni Boehme Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
What a big fat disappointment diary. Complained about traffic, bathtub, cold floors, tripe soup, blah blah blah. Who cares? This is a big waste of time. Please don't dream about making it into movie.
I enjoyed the book very much and could not put it down. It was very infomative regarding the Turkish culture.;
I downloaded "Diary of a Turkish Wedding" on my on Saturday afternoon and finished it on Sunday morning. It was authentic, heart-felt and empowering - beautifully written.
This is a wonderful inside look at Turkish culture that you can't get from any old tourist book. I like how detailed she gets (like at the Turkish bath!).
My fiance is Turkish and I knew nothing about Turkey until I met him, and this book has helped calm me down about all of the wedding traditions there!
Personally, I'm not a fan of her writing style though. I feel like if I met her in real life, I wouldn't particularly like her, so it's a little harder for me to read. But it has a lot of information about Turkish culture. She mentions how she is a self-help and inspiration person, and it's hard to take that out of her writing, but it's still annoying to read.
This is an open and honest tale of inter-cultural marriage and how important it is to really understand the culture of your significant other before you commit fully. The story kept my attention; gave me a brief insight into another land; and reminded me of what we are willing to go through in the name of love.
This book sucks you in from the get go. It is very well written and painted a picture in a way that was insightful and positive. It showed how things happen in life that might not be the way you want but how that should not let you lose your way. I also loved learning about a different part of Turkish culture I was unaware of.
This is a well written description of a marriage from two cultures. It is good to have someone describe so well the down side as too often people like to believe that all you need is to be in love. Well, maybe it is, but sometimes callous disregard can be nicely clothed in the appearance of love.While I respect Sunni's powerful ability to forgive, I also believe that her best intentions only made things worse, for others as well as herself. Her generosity to her in-laws while she and her husband visited them for over a month was amazing, but the ramifications from the collision of the two cultures made me think that it would have been better to follow the Prime Directive. Sunni apparently will avoid confrontation at any price.
During a trip to Turkey, Sunni, the author and a good looking, successful American woman , met Afiz who was a handsome drifter who had no home, but lived temporarily in the uninhabited homes that he repaired or remodeled. They hit it off and had a brief romance, but the affair ended as she returned to the States. Though she enjoyed the brief romance, she hesitated to pursue it on account of her being about 10 years older than he was and due to the difference in religion and culture.
About 10 years later, they reconnected and this time she was less cautious and gave in to her attraction to him. She brought him to the States, they married, and she helped him start a remodeling business. There was a clear mutual understanding that she will not convert to his religion, Islam, and that she will not have children. For two years there was little cause for alarm on her part as he was busy building his business with her help. She tolerated some behaviors that were not quite customary on the grounds that he was from a different culture.
The turning point in the story was when they made to trip to Turkey to attend his brother's wedding. Afiz had run away from home since he was a teenager and his connection to his family ever since had been feeble. The visit for him was like a family reunion. The family was an extremely poor, conservative Muslim family that lived in a small Turkish village where conditions are best described as primitive. Sunni tells a story of horror about the suffering she had to go through in the total absence of any comforts that she was used to at home, but she graciously balanced that with her appreciation for the warmth and love she received from most of the people she encountered. This fateful trip was the beginning of the end of their relationship. Afiz seemed to have fallen under the influence of his family. When they returned home, it was clear that they had very little in common anymore and that the end was at hand. I was glad that I was sitting down when I read the last part this wonderful, entertaining, shocking, true story and I recommend that you also make sure to read it sitting down.
I liked Sunni's description of her spiritual struggle to rise above the torment of every moment she spent in the village and of her faithful efforts to make success of the marriage. She cleverly weaves the marriage story with the most interesting events that underline the cultural differences which proved to be insurmountable in this case. The book is a most valuable gem that is worthy of the highest praise .
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