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Reviewed on April 15, 2008
In 16th-century Constantinople, the Aviary Gate separated the harem of Topkapi from the palace courtyard, where a large and marvelous clockwork was placed by English diplomats as their gift to the Ottoman sultan. This historical event of 1599 provides background for the bittersweet romance between a captured English woman hidden in the sultan's harem and an English merchant gentleman hopeful of winni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
