Description
It is May 1908 and the Ottoman world is crumbling. Robert Markham, an Englishman in Constantinople, is newly posted to the British legation with his imperious wife and overly curious son. Markham's hidden life is about to make itself known as he forgets familial and patriotic ties in order to absolve a deep-seated guilt. Twelve years before, he had been involved with an Armenian woman. On the evening of their engagement, the Armenian massacres erupted. Saved by his British citizenship, he witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his fiancee. Amid the breakdown of the Turkish empire, he now seeks revenge.
About the Author
Barry Unsworth (1930-2012), who won the Booker Prize for Sacred Hunger, was a Booker Prize finalist for Morality Play and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for The Ruby in Her Navel.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393313086
Author Barry Unsworth
Format Paperback
Page Count 446
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 565g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 30mm
About the Author
Barry Unsworth (1930-2012), who won the Booker Prize for Sacred Hunger, was a Booker Prize finalist for Morality Play and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for The Ruby in Her Navel.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393313086
Author Barry Unsworth
Format Paperback
Page Count 446
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 565g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 30mm
