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In 'The Four Humors,' a woman delves into the past on a journey of self-discovery

Turkish American writer Mina Seçkin's debut is an engrossing exploration of national identity, the meaning of family and loss, and what happens when a family hides its central secret.
<em>The Four Humors</em>, by Mina Seçkin

Mina Seçkin's The Four Humors is an engrossing exploration of national identity, the meaning of family and loss, and what happens when a family hides its central secret.

Seçkin is a Turkish American writer and the managing editor of Apogee Journal. The Four Humors is her debut novel.

Sibel, the first-person narrator, is a young American woman born to Turkish parents who are refugees from political upheaval — as "being an intellectual in Tukey can be a crime." Seçkin demonstrates impressive skill weaving

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