How Many Years?

Against a backdrop of civil unrest and ideological tensions in Cyprus, beginning in 1959, this novella portrays a sweeping tale of love. Love prevails between childhood friends of separate cultures and religions. With carefree innocence, Barış and Irini grow up together in Nicosia, where Europe and Asia collide. They are inevitably drawn into events linked to Cypriot strife and respond to this turmoil of a divided society. Barış joins an initiative to free Cyprus of Greek, Turkish, and British forces with Irini and his daughter Aleyna at his side. This story of adventure, fervor, and personal heroism endures upheaval in Cyprus as well as religious and cultural differences.