Synopsis
'A page turner... this peek behind the walls of the seraglio will seduce lovers of large-scale historical fiction.' - Booklist
Constantinople, 1520
To the outside world, the Sultan's harem was an oasis, a paradise of murmuring fountains and beautiful women.
In reality it was a snake pit of jealousy, betrayal and murder.
Behind the walls of the Topkapi palace, his harem was a virtual prison. The only way to a better life for any of his hundreds of concubines was to somehow find her way into the Sultan's bed and bear him a son.
But one slave girl dreamed of far more than that. Roxelana didn't just want the great lord's favour; she wanted power.
And she wanted revenge.
This is the astonishing story of Suleiman, the one they called the Magnificent , and the woman he made his queen, in defiance of the centuries-old code of the Ottoman dynasty.
From medieval Venice to the slave markets of Algiers, from the mountains of Persia to the forbidden seraglio of the Ottoman's greatest sultan, this is a tale of passion and intrigue in a world where nothing is really as it seems.
'... a spectacular, haunting tale of malice, obsession and zeal set in the magnificent harem of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.' - Historical Novel Review
'Harem' was a runaway hit in Germany and has since been sold into 14 languages.
This 2020 edition corrects previous transcription issues in the Kindle version
Discover more Colin Falconer Epic History:
Book 1: Silk Road
Book 2: Harem
Book 3: Colossus
Book 4: Cleopatra: When We Were Gods
Book 5: Aztec
Book 6: Stigmata
Book 7: East India
Release date: September 11, 2011
Print pages: 445
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