Set against transcendent love, unrelenting hatred and loyalties to friends and family, Turquoise is the story of an enduring and passionate love affair between Yasmin and Renan, which spans two decades, two marriages and three continents.Yasmin and her Armenian classmate Ani were oblivious to ethnic differences during their school years in Istanbul. Years later they run into each other, and Ani introduces Renan, her husband, to Yasmin...

In this literary love story set in California and Turkey, a determined, independent Turkish woman turns her trials and tribulations into a life of fulfillment. The heroin of this book is called Yasmin,and the hero of this book is called Renan. The love between Yasmin and Renan is influenced by politics and ethnics, which creates the ups and downs of the plot that could be attractive to all the readers.

Ayshe Talay Ongan is an emeritus academic and still teaches in various forums. She is the author of three textbooks in developmental psychology.She's lived in Istanbul, New York City, San Francisco, Paris and Florence, but Sydney is where she's made her home with her with her family and Simba, her cat. Turquoise is her first novel.