Jenny White


Signing books at the Narragansett Public Library

At the Narragansett Public Library with my friend Beth

South End, Boston, launching The Winter Thief, March 2010

Reading at Toscanini's, Cambridge February 2008


Reading at the Turkish Cultural Center in New York

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Selected Works

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Muslim Nationalism and the new Turks
What lies behind Turkey’s leap to international prominence under its Muslim government as an economic powerhouse and political player? Can Turkey be a model for the Arab Spring? The author approaches these issues historically and comparatively. She shows that the answers lie not just in the details of elections and political strategies, but in deeper cultural structures that make up the nation.
essays
Jenny's Essays
My reflections on places I have traveled, people I have known, and subjects that interest me, from the secret life of cancer to ice cream making.
Fiction
The Winter Thief
A bank robbery and illegal weapons lead Kamil Pasha to uncover a plan to massacre an entire valley.
The Abyssinian Proof
Nineteenth-century Istanbul thrills in this page-turner about a conspiracy to steal an ancient reliquary whose secret could change the world.
The Sultan’s Seal
A powerful blend of murder, mystery and romance set in the Ottoman court.
Essay
"Portrait of the Scholar as a Young Novelist"
A humorous look at the adventures of a scholar turned novelist.