{"product_id":"red-dress-in-black-and-white","title":"Red Dress in Black and White","description":"\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"book-overview\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 id=\"book-overview\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eRed Dress in Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Dress in Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a literary novel by Elliot Ackerman set in Istanbul, Turkey, exploring marriage, politics, corruption, expatriate life, and personal freedom against the backdrop of a society in crisis.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Catherine has spent years married to Murat, a wealthy and influential Turkish real estate developer, and together they share a young son, William. When Catherine decides to leave her marriage and return to the United States with William and her photographer lover, Murat moves to stop her from leaving the country.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Enlisting the help of an American diplomat, Murat draws their private lives into a widening web of political influence, corruption, deception, and surveillance. As the hidden architecture of these relationships gradually emerges, the novel reveals a cast of artists, businessmen, expatriates, diplomats, spies, and a child caught between competing worlds.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Set in the aftermath of political unrest and shaped by the atmosphere surrounding modern Turkey and the Gezi Park protests, \u003cem\u003eRed Dress in Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e examines love, betrayal, power, identity, and the intersection of the personal and political.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Through intimate storytelling and geopolitical realism, the novel portrays a nation on the brink while exploring the emotional consequences of ambition, loyalty, freedom, and control.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003c!--\nSEO\/GEO context:\nRed Dress in Black and White by Elliot Ackerman is a 2020 Alfred A. Knopf literary and political novel set in Istanbul, Turkey. The novel follows Catherine, Murat, and their son William through a story involving marriage, corruption, expatriate life, diplomacy, spies, Gezi Park, Turkish political unrest, identity, love, betrayal, personal freedom, and political power.\n--\u003e","brand":"Elliot Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47276218548386,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/9200\/1186\/files\/Red_Dress_in_Black_and_White_Book_-_Elliot_Ackerman.jpg?v=1779243632","url":"https:\/\/elliotackerman.net\/products\/red-dress-in-black-and-white","provider":"Elliot Ackerman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}