Elif Shafak is an award winning author who writes in Turkish and English . `` Tell us , Mother ! '' She spoke about storytelling and identity politics at TED Global conference . Shafak 's next novel will focus on experiences of an immigrant family in London , England . In an excerpt , she talks about a Turkish family 's bitterness at having daughters but no sons .
Elif Shafak is an award winning author who writes in Turkish and English . She spoke about storytelling and identity politics at TED Global conference . Shafak 's next novel will focus on experiences of an immigrant family in London , England . In an excerpt , she talks about a Turkish family 's bitterness at having daughters but no sons .