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***CONFESSIONS OF A DERVISH IS BACK!!!!***
After reaching 80 in the Authonomy charts, I pulled the original so I could dedicate more time to editing it. I have uploaded the first few chapters of COAD reworked. (And repeated them to make up the wordcount)
I hope you enjoy and as always I appreciate your opinions.

Seeing as my book is massively concerned with human nature surpassing cultural boundaries, (and I wasn't quite sure whether to do this or not) but here are a few suggested songs. They may let you glimpse into a world you didn't know existed. Search for them in YouTube - I hope they will stir the sentiments as I felt. They're kind of a soundtrack to the past few years.

Yildiz Tilbe - 'Sunam'
Yildiz Tilbe & Mercan Dede - 'Tutsak' - This version --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfBjqhLGo8&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLA9BA6579A31C0D9F
Aurela Gace - 'Mu Thane Syte'
Sia - Breathe Me
Xhavit Dedej - 'Vishe Cun Kemishen'
Bush - 'In a Lonely Place'
Sinead O'Connor & Natacha Atlas - 'Guide Me God' (Junior Vasquez Remix)
Ceca - 'Kukavica' (All Ex Yugoslavs remember this song from pre-war good times)
Emiliana Torrini - 'Birds'
Adelina Ismajli - 'Lavdi Ushtarit Tim' (Adelina is an Albanian Kosovan Heroine, her Fiance was killed in the year I went to Kosovo.)
Cheb Khaled - 'La Liberte'
Rati - 'Kapterr Me Grada'
Merita Halili - 'Ani More Nuse'
Aynur Dogan - 'Bir Gonule Ask Girince'
Fadl Shaker & Sotis Volanis - 'Ya Ghayeb'
Sandy Denny - 'The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood'
Alla Bua - 'Lu Rusciu Te Lu Mare' (Pizzica Music)
Goran Bregovic - 'Underground Cocek'
Enrico Macias - 'Zingarella'
Hari Mata Hari - 'Lejla'
Altin Ranxha - 'Kush Te Solli Ne Lagen Time'
Sezen Aksu - 'Yine Me Cicek'
Fanfare Ciocarlia - 'Iag Bari'
Muharrem Ahmeti - 'Pasha Bella'
Goran Bregovic - 'Ederlezi' (Romani anthem)
Goran Bregovic & Sezen Aksu - Helal Ettim
Ederlezi Avela (The Scene from 'Time of the Gypsies')
Rachid Taha,Faudel,Khaled - 'Abdel Kader' & 'Chabbi'
Angela Dimitiou - Maghapas
Laura Marling - Night Terror
Laura Marling - Devil's Spoke

favourite books

The Magic Porridge Pot - Vera Southgate (Ladybirds Well Loved Tales)
Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood
The Canterbury Tales (Especially the Merchant's Tale) - Geoffrey Chaucer
The Zahir - Paulo Coelho
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khalid Hosseini
I love Viking Sagas, Mythology, Fact, True Life and am absolutely obsessed with Maps.

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The Existence Game
The Existence Game
J.S. Adams
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Deborah Aldrich Farhi
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Parabolic
Parabolic
Harry Lang
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Things That Happen in Res....
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Confessions of a Dervish

 

Confessions of a Dervish
Adina Akkaya
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Confessions of a Dervish

Adina Akkaya

Lucia takes a life-changing trip to Kosovo with her volatile boyfriend. Held at his mercy, her freedom cannot be bought.


Lucia falls in love with secret Balkan lands and their people while discovering the land of the Eagles. Then she is tricked into a convenience marriage by her Kosovan boyfriend, Arben, who desires nothing more than documents to stay in the UK. He plays a dirty game lacking heart and soul, beating her into submission. Once a colourful girl, Lucia is sucked in and spat out to face matters of conscience and moral dilemma. She must keep the events secret to protect the honour of her doting family.
Spinning dangerously out of control, Lucia begs for salvation but the road to freedom is long and marred with the trinity of self destruction: fear, guilt and self loathing. Each with so much to lose, Lucia and Arben clash in a furious battle of will. She and her lawyer take on the legal system in Kosovo, and indeed Arben. Through crisis Lucia is reborn as she lives between escapism and self discovery.
Based on true events, the book tackles sensitive subjects which are surprisingly common but largely unreported.
Cover designed by myself.

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Adina's Tales

 

Adina's Tales
Adina Akkaya
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Adina's Tales

Adina Akkaya

A collection of short stories, dreams and experiences.


Escape to the realms of imagination with this collection of tales. There, you will meet a storyteller Zak, Murat, a Turkish Fisherman and Leyla, a hopeless romantic, amongst other charaters in magical lands. The stories have profound emotional depth with themes of love, freedom, fear, vengeance and patience.

Visit vivid dreams on the shores of the Mediterranean. Dance a passionate Pizzica in the shadow of Mount Vesuvio.

This collection of works is by no means a polished book, it is merely a collection of stories, dreams and experiences.

Most of the stories and dreams feature in my main project 'Confessions of a Dervish'. They were stories I wrote and dreams I had while scrabbling around trying to find my sanity! I hope they will inspire you. (And yes, I found my sanity eventually.)

The cover is a photo I took of a view over the Egg Castle of Napoli. It'll make sense when you read 'The Golden Egg of Naples Bay.'



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HarryLang wrote 1 day ago

Hi Adina, I wanted to thank you for backing Parabolic - it's much ap....

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Hi there - just extending the hand of friendship. I’ve been here f....

fatema wrote 3 days ago

Hi, i have two here pleae have a look. Your confession of ... on my....

R.Moore wrote 3 days ago

Breathe Me is a great song. Glad to see it on ye profile.

fayha wrote 3 days ago

Thank you so much for your backing really appreciate it.

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I wrote 221 days ago

This is such a cute story!! It would really capure their little imaginations (It certainly captured mine!) Clams cheering, waving octopus & sting ray, fun with tickly bubbles. So so cute Bre! Six sparkley stars for now Alexia Confessions of a Dervish view book

I wrote 222 days ago

My goodness.. My first comment is such a beautiful one. Thank you Cheerful! Much appreciated. xx view book

I wrote 222 days ago

Hi David. I have just read the first five chapters. I commend you for having the courage to share your story. Not only that, but make it reasy for the reader to actually feel how you felt. Its so hard to write from traumatic memories and I really hope in writing this book you have made peace with ... view book

I wrote 233 days ago

Hi Zimbo, I hope you're well. I have just poked my nose into this and would like to make a suggestion about your short pitch if thats OK? 'Twelve year old Zanga is given a powerful sword by a Man of Fire. With it he fights forces of evil in the/a dreamworld/Dark Zone.' It just neatens it u... view book

I wrote 233 days ago

Hi there I have just been through chapter 1. I could envision the sequence of events, especially knowing London life! I have a feeling I'll like your story a lot. I feel it is written with the voice of experience. You have a solid story here and with a slight bit of tweaking it could be very succes... view book

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