A review by alisarae
Turks fruit by Jan Wolkers

The story of a turbulent relationship between a young man and woman. Most of the story is told as memories the guy has of specific moments in their relationship. The majority of the book quite explicitly describes their sex life, but I was impressed with how their relationship shifted from lust to true care and concern. It would be easy to write this off as a weird Dutch book from the 70s whose author is obsessed with sex, but some of the reoccurring themes made me think of it as something more, a la The Goldfinch or a Murakami novel.