Book Summary

‘There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together…’ Sixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is completely alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except Cho ta a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.

So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan’s court. Along the way he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers, and the beautiful mischievous Princess

Isbn:9780241970942

Publish by: Penguin