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 ...
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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.
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This is one of his best books. Not only is it an exciting story whose main character is a believable British Army officer attached to the embassy in Constaninople, but because of the tumultuous history behind this particular story. As the mad Sultan watches his Ottoman Empire fall into ruins, we learn how modern Turkey was born, and, more important, why the Middle East is so fragmented and chaotic. Warring tribes and factions are at one another's throats while the main character tries to resolve his grief at being posted back to the city where his Armenian fiancee was brutally murdered on order of the Sultan twelve years ago. His all too human clumsy attempts to come to terms with the event result in more tragedy and grief. This is a realistic story, told from several viewpoints, with vivid descriptions and depth of insight. A real keeper.
