"In a hidden Aegean village where the sea remembers more than the living, a young woman named Azra listens to waves that carry ghosts, stories, and scars. In an idiom that blends lyric with the cadences of folk storytelling and the engagement of ecological writing, The Ashes of the Forest unfolds in a world where fragments of myth, from Simurgh to Lilith, are reshaped by the presence of the ghostly sailor Elmados. As the sea returns what cannot be forgotten, the novel magically binds the reader to an endangered natural world."

—Erdağ Göknar, Translator of Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red.

"Güzide Ertürk's The Ashes of the Forest is thoroughly enchanting and captivating. What seems at first to be a Turkish fairy tale becomes an adventure torn from the pages of The Arabian Nights, as told by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Every twist in the story takes you deeper into a magical, watery world you'll be reluctant to leave."

—Michael N. McGregor, Author of The Last Grand Tour, and An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life.

"At once lyrical and imaginative, funny and profound, The Ashes of the Forest; is an arresting novel full of ghosts and spirits, magic and wisdom. This debut marks the arrival of a singular, innovative new voice."

—Gabriel Urza, Author of The Silver State, The White Death: An Illusion and All That Followed.

Launch event at Powell's Bookstore in Portland, Oregon, several other events scheduled following release.