Book of the month
THE SECOND SIGHT OF ZACHARY CLOUDESLEY
Sean Lusk
The discovery of an Ottoman clock in Istanbul’s covered bazaar inspired this novel by an award-winning short story writer. Abel Cloudesley, maker of clocks and wondrous automata, has been imprisoned in the Topkapı Palace by Sultan Mustafa III. Now his clairvoyant son Zachary must make a perilous trip to the Sublime Porte, heart of the empire, to rescue him.
A riotous cast of characters includes a batty aunt from Tring and a Nubian dervish who has whirled his last.
An exhilarating magic carpet ride to 18th-century Constantinople.
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