The Architect's Apprentice is a dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, be
stselling author of The Bastard of Istanbul. "There were six of us: the master,
the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together..." Sixteen
th entury Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift
for the Sultan.
The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no worldly
possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the pal
ace menagerie. So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from l
owly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan's court. Along the way he will m
eet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers, and the beaut
iful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah.
