Alev Croutier

Alev Lytle Croutier, known in Turkey as "Alev Aksoy Croutier" (born 1945 in İzmir, Turkey), is a writer based in San Francisco, US. Her books have been translated into 22 languages. She is the author of the non-fiction books ''Harem: the World behind the Veil'' and ''Taking the Waters'', and the novels ''The Palace of Tears'', ''Seven Houses'', and ''The Third Woman''. Provided by Wikipedia