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The Stone Woman

by Tariq Ali Book 3 in the The Islam Quintet series.

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In 1899, members of an Ottoman family gather at the summer residence of Iskender Pasha outside Istanbul while the empire faces political decay, nationalism and pressure for reform. Confessions made before an ancient stone figure expose buried relationships, betrayals and divisions between generations. The family’s private crisis reflects the instability of the late Ottoman state, as younger characters reject inherited myths and search for new political and personal identities.

Historical Periods

Late Ottoman Empire1876–1922

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Historical Sagas

Historical people

Abdul Hamid II1842–1918

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