Reading between the lines

I don’t read much nowadays which is something I regret. Besides my day job, I have several side projects and rarely do I have my evenings free. The only time I am able to read is when I am traveling. On a recent road trip to Toronto, I was able to read “The Red-Haired Woman” by Orhan Pamuk. If you are reading this, please note this warning “Spoiler alert!”. This post will give away what happens in the book, so if that stops you from reading a book, please go no further! Despite the title, the book is about father-son relationships. The book portrays Cem from his boyhood years until his middle age when he is murdered. As a boy, Cem’s father was largely absent, either because he was arrested due to his left-wing political activities or because he was a womanizer. Though he resents his father for the hardship he and his mother had to endure, his feelings for his father don’t border on hatred. His father was not a hard man and was never harsh to him or his mother. As a