The Sultan's Seal: na - Hardcover

White, Jenny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297852566 ISBN 13: 9780297852568

Publisher: W&N, 2006

Synopsis

It is the year Rumi year 1302 or 1886 by the Christian calendar. The setting is Istanbul where the naked body of a white woman had been found floating in the Bosphorus. Around her neck is a pendant that contains the tughra, the Sultan's seal - a signature that is only found on special possessions of the imperial household. For Kamil Pasha, the city's magistrate, there are echoes of a similar murder - of an English governess - that took place eight years before. There are also links to a woman called Jaanan, a member of Ottoman high society who has fallen into disgrace.The body of the first victim was discovered, drowned, on the estate where she lived with her mother and uncle. Jaanan was a priveleged child who grew up amongst the 'veiled ladies' of the court but her life changed when she fell in love with a man who was involved in a plot to overturn the Sultan.

Sybil is the daughter of the English Amabassador and as such, has unique access to the most prominent circles in the Court. She uses her connections to help Kamil Pasha infiltate the secrets world of the harem, and gradually falls in love with him. As they work to untangle the threads of both murders they make powerful enemies in a dramatic tale of court intrigue and revenge.

About this title

Review:

¿A remarkable piece of fiction¿This is a fast-paced read with a breathless, page-turning pace, and a sense of mounting tension¿written in gorgeously sensuous language¿As well as being a gripping thriller, The Sultan¿s Seal is a knowledgeable portrayal of life in 19th-century Turkey, as it struggles to find a middle road between traditional Eastern values and the modern attitudes of the West¿ (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY)

in her highly accomplished first novel Jenny White, whose subject is Turkish society and politics, steers a clever course between action and background...A neat mystery and persuasive portrait of credible people is joined seamlessly onto a fascinating portrait of Turkey at a time of fateful transition. (Jessica Mann LITERARY REVIEW (May 2006))

Book Description:

A powerful blend of murder mystery and romance set in the Ottoman Court

About this edition

• Publisher: W&N
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0297852566
• ISBN 13: 9780297852568
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368