it is a perfect spring day in istanbul. Kemal, a wealthy heir, is about to become engaged to the aristocratic Sibel, when he encourıters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl. He falls in love and finds his established world of westernized families, opulent parties, society gossip and dining-room rituals is shattered. 'Every turn in the story seems fresh, disquieting, utterly unexpected... spellbindingly told.' Washington Post 'in his patient observation of Kemal's sublime and tragic obsession Pamuk has c ...