Books
by Jason Goodwin
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The Janissary Tree |
It is always good to meet a character that you feel is a friend, so I really enjoyed going back to renew my acquaintance with Yashim, the eunuch. This is the first novel in which he appears. The plot is wonderfully convoluted; the characters varied and the setting, Istanbul at the close of the Ottoman Empire, richly detailed in social detail and history. I shall certainly read more.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 62 Autumn 2011) |
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The Snake Stone |
Meet Yashim, an unlikely detective; he is a eunuch and the setting is 19th century Istanbul, a place full of colour, excitement, passion - and crime. This is the second novel about Yashim and I am looking forward to reading the first - The Janissary Tree - and then more. Yashim is an engaging character, the background exotic, the plots labyrinthine. What more can one want?
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 58 Autumn 2010) |
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