Avatar for Ezbere

Ezbere

not yet ranked

first registered 07.02.12

last online 103 days ago

report abuse
about me

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Saskia E. Akyil, like many writers over the age of 25, began her art by keeping a journal and writing letters to her friends, pen-pals, cousins, and grandparents. After receiving a B.A. in International Studies from Emory University and an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) from the University of Minnesota, her writing took on a more formal tone as she wrote articles for academic publications. She gained incredibly diverse experiences while simultaneously working three jobs in Olympia, Washington; as a community college ESL professor for immigrants, as a state program administrator for displaced homemakers, and as a Spanish-language medical interpreter. She has also taught numerous cooking classes in the United States and in Germany. As a hobby, she collects languages, and has studied French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Turkish, and German. She left her jobs behind in 2005 when she moved to Munich, Germany with her husband and proceeded to have two sons, who inspire and exhaust her, and never cease to make her laugh.

favourite books

The Poisonwood Bible
How to be an American Housewife
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Please take care of Mother
Anne of Green Gables
The Little Prince
The Help
Lost and Found
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

my websites

http://saskiaeakyil.blogspot.com     http://www.amazon.com/Saskia-Akyil/e/B005FSTAFI/re

HarperCollins is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Self-publish with CreateSpace

my books

Secrets of a Summer Village

Saskia E. Akyil

Travel to a summer village on the Aegean coast of Turkey, where Rachel finds herself in love thanks to a summer exchange program in Turkey.


When she doesn’t get a place in a Mexican study abroad program, Rachel anticipates another summer behind the counter of a coffee shop until an unexpected opportunity to spend a month with a family in Turkey drastically changes the course of her summer. This intercultural coming-of-age novel is full of exotic tastes, summer heat, promises, and love. In a summer village on the western coast of Turkey, you’ll meet Rachel, who doesn’t know what she wants; Aylin, who doesn’t know if she wants the one who wants her; and Leyla, who knows who she wants, but doesn’t know if she’ll get him. Love and romance are secret pleasures in the summer village, which only make them more exciting.

Can coffee grounds tell your future? Will fate bring you to your soul mate thousands of miles from home? Would the evil eye dare stop two souls on their paths to each other? Travel with Rachel on her journey far from the comforts of home, to a place that will captivate her and leave her changed forever.

 

my friends

Scott Toney
Scott Toney
last online 11 hours ago
Jesserella
Jesserella
last online 39 days ago

leave me a message

click here to leave a message

latest

verabeko wrote 93 days ago

Hi, I am Vera! please how are you! hope you are fine and in perfect ....

HarryLang wrote 101 days ago

Hi Saskia, I hope you're well. Can I ask for a minute of your time? ....

AudreyB wrote 104 days ago

Welcome to Authonomy! You’ve probably already noticed that you’re re....

Mademoiselle Nobel wrote 104 days ago

Welcome to Authonomy, Saskia! Would you perhaps be interested in t....

Warrick Mayes wrote 105 days ago

Saskia, I do love an empty bookshelf. This gives me a chance to c....

view all

my comments

latest

I wrote 104 days ago

Hello, Warrick, Thanks for reading a bit of my book and for your thoughtful comments. I've already (self) published it, and I find it annoying and amazing to find errors - I can't tell you how many times I read it and edited it, and others read and edited it, before publishing it! At th... view book

I wrote 104 days ago

Hello Strachan, Yes, I was sort-of named after Rembrandt's wife :) Thanks for reading part of my book - it's actually already (self) published, but I'm trying to get the word out. I'll have a look at your novel and let you know what I think. Thanks again, and best wishes to you, too, Saskia view book

view all