▁ ▁Her ▁early ▁life ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁close ▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁Turkish ▁people . ▁She ▁ran ▁away ▁from ▁home ▁to ▁escape ▁an ▁arranged ▁marriage , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁relative . ▁ ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁newspaper ▁Atl ant is ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁but ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁this , ▁she ▁gave ▁up ▁journal ism ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁French ▁at ▁the ▁Com stock ▁School ▁( New ▁York ), ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁interval ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Turkey ▁for ▁a ▁visit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁she ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Kenneth ▁Brown , ▁novel ist , ▁and ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁write . ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁book , ▁H are m lik , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁commanded ▁wide ▁attention . ▁ ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁studies ▁of ▁Turkish ▁women . ▁ ▁A ▁Child ▁of ▁the ▁Orient ▁( 1 9 1 4 ) ▁rel ates ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁author ' s ▁own ▁child hood . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Brown ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Works ▁include ▁▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Secretary ▁( 1 9 0 7 ), ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁ ▁The ▁Duke ' s ▁Price ▁( 1 9 1 0 ), ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁ ▁Fin ella ▁in ▁Fair y land ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁