Who This Author Is

Gaye Hicyilmaz has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1998 to 2004, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Smiling For Strangers and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ).

Best Place To Start

Smiling For Strangers

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2000 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ).

Top Books To Start With

  1. Smiling For Strangers

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 160 pages.

  2. Pictures from the Fire

    Dolphin Paperbacks|Orion Publishing Group, Limited • 2003 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Le guetteur

    Ecole des loisirs • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 250 pages.

  4. Coming Home

    FABER AND FABER • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 192 pages.

  5. Girl in Red

    Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  6. Untitled Book 1

    Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) • 2004 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2004.

  7. The Frozen Waterfall

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • commitment varies by edition

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

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