Michael David Lukas
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in a mystical, exotic world, this utterly enchanting debut novel tells the story of a preternaturally intelligent little girl who becomes an adviser to the sultan as the Ottoman Empire begins to fall apart. Can Eleonora Cohen, through the sheer force of her personality and intellect, push back against the tides of history and set the world right again on its axis? The Oracle of Stamboul explores that possibility with imagination, wit, and elegant...
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. One day, a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the tangled history that binds the two sides of his family"--Amazon.com.
"A spellbinding journey from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets. Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father....