Her dark eyes were lost in thought, absently staring into the distance, drawing on a last wisp of hope as she searched for something that she was almost certain she would never find. The magical novel about a Turkish man who falls in love with an artist in 1920s Berlin… recreates a vanished era and dramatises a doomed relationship with verve, depth and poignancy. The result is a miniature masterpiece
-The National-
Moving and memorable, full of yearning and melancholy - The Times-
A tale of young love and disenchantment, of missed opportunities and passion's elusive, flickering flame -Financial Times-
A gorgeously melancholic romance. -Irish Times-
The surprise bestseller… read, loved and wept over by men and women of all ages. –Guardian-