The Janissary tree / Jason Goodwin
2006, First Edition. London : Faber. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy is not price-clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 332 pages; Physical description. : 332 p. ; 24 cm. Summary: 1830s, "The Janissary Tree" is a fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast, from mystic orders and lissom archivists to soup-makers and a seductive ambassador's wife. Darker than any of these is the mysterious figure who controls the Sultan's harem. Subject: Eunuchs - Fiction. Police - Turkey - Istanbul - Fiction. Istanbul (Turkey) - Court and courtiers - Fiction. Istanbul (Turkey) - History - 19th century - Fiction. Series: Yashim, the Ottoman detective / Jason Goodwin. Item #209111
Price: €14.95