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"A wonderful read…. An historical novel of the highest quality."—Iain Pears Rich in sensuous detail, this first novel brilliantly captures the political and social upheavals of the waning Ottoman Empire. The naked body of a young Englishwoman washes up in Istanbul wearing a pendant... read more
First Sentence
A dozen lamps flicker across the water, moving up the street of silence, the oarsmen invisible.
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- Jenny B. White (Author)
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