TW book review from Shannon Jackson Arnold

"Diary of a Turkish Wedding is like the wonderful lovechild of Eat, Pray, Love and The Secret! Sunni writes in a way that is like your best girlfriend telling you all her adventures with a knowing smile, a giggle and a lots of inspiration and encouragement. Her tale of love and culture shock makes for a page-turning adventure that is both deliciously honest and life-affirming. Prepare to be entertained, inspired and uplifted by this epic tale with heart." — Shannon Jackson Arnold, author, Flowering Wisdom: Inspiring Thoughts on Life, Love and Blooming Big.

Rev.Lisa Stewart deSnoo review of Turkish Wedding

Diary of a Turkish Wedding is a study of love, heartbreak and cultural contrasts.  It moves from the deeply personal and can be extrapolated into the universal.  I believe Westerners, especially Western women, have a deep desire to understand the culture of Islam better.    We wonder about daily life in the Islamic tradition and have a deep desire to empower the women we see in distant lands.  "Diary of a Turkish Wedding" is an engaging personal love story, a story of empowerment and a bridge that can help build deeper understanding without condoning.  Sunni's heartbreak is our heartbreak.  And Sunni's empowerment is our empowerment.  It is possible for each of us.  This marvelous book is a "must read" for all women of power and those that seek empowerment.   

Lisa Stewart-de Snoo, MA

Review of Turkish Wedding by Rhonda

What happens when vastly different cultures come face to face? How does love for others overcome these differences? How might self-love and personal choice triumph in one’s life, leading to peace and contentment? These questions are deeply explored in Sunni Boehme’s “Diary of a Turkish Wedding.” Through Sunni’s eyes we see how we, too, might navigate these questions. I found myself wondering if I would have the same courage, compassion, patience, and ultimately, the resolve to live my own dreams.

Set both in Milwaukee and rural Turkish villages, Sunni’s journey takes her into her own heart, always asking the questions “How can I be loving. How can I be giving. How can I be kind?” We see Sunni  completely out of her usual element as she lives with her Turkish family, and watch her transformation unfold in perfect divine timing. Her final question is “How can I be my authentic self?” The story is wonderfully told in Sunni’s own loving way. Take the trip with her, sit with the questions, and see how you, too, might transform your life.

Rhonda Quirmbach  

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Diary of a Turkish Wedding by Sunni Boehme Gives an American Woman's Perspective of Life in a Fundamentalist Muslim Village

Milwaukee, Wisconsin- (November 2012) - What is life really like in a provincial, male-dominated Muslim village in the middle of Turkey?  How do people live, day to day, without the modern conveniences that Americans have grown accustomed to? How does an independent, self-sufficient American woman adapt to a culture where women have many expectations but few freedoms? Author Sunni Boehme lived this life first-hand when she traveled to her Turkish husband's home, and became engulfed in his culture and all that went with it. Diary of a Turkish Wedding is her account of this life. 

In light of the world's escalating political and religious conflicts, Boehme wrote her story so that the world could see the Muslim culture beyond the news reports and headlines.  With insightful detail, Boehme recounted her month-long experience living in a culture dominated by men.  Here, the women are expected to marry young, often to perfect strangers, and begin baring children shortly after. Their lives leave little room for choice or freedom in dress or endeavor, while men have clearly defined positions of authority, with their Muslim religion being their only master.

While Boehme often struggled to adjust to this life so different from her American upbringing, she also realized that love and devotion do exist within the walls of this foreign culture. In recognizing these similarities she hopes that the many differences can be overcome and the two cultures can live together in harmony.  Diary of a Turkish Wedding will enlighten and amaze the reader, bringing new levels of understanding of the world in which we live at large, and the one in our own backyards.

Sunni Boehme is a constant student of life, culture and religions.  She is currently in her last few months of achieving a Master’s degree in World Religions leading to a Ministerial credential in Interfaith and New Thought from Emerson Theological Institute.  Her first book, Mirror, Mirror… True Stories of Manifestation to Inspire the Magic Within You is a wonderful collection of inspirational stories including the prequel to Diary of a Turkish Wedding.  Sunni Boehme currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but has traveled and lived around the world.  She welcomes interviews and the chance to speak to groups and share her messages of peace, love, and multicultural understanding. Contact Sunni at 414-482-8971 or email at sunniboehme@gmail.com

Book:  Diary of a Turkish Wedding (245 pages)

Author:  Sunni Boehme

Price:  $14.95

IBSN: 978-0-9773846-2-4

Website: www.sunniboehme.com