At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been misled. But the die is cast, and the situation will determine the rest of his days.

The first new novel in seven years from the Nobel Prize-winning author of "The Museum Of Innocence" and "My Name Is Red". It is a love story and modern epic, set in Istanbul. Now in paperback.