It is a tale of Istanbul’s prodigious past taking the reader to the golden days of the Ottoman Empire’s capital, introducing him/her to the marvels that this great city holds. Istanbul, by any standard, is one of the most enchanting and fascinating cities in the world, Ms. Awan’s keen observation provides the reader a captivating insight into the way, Istanbul in particular and Turkey in general, has reinvented itself from the sick man of Europe to a vibrant economic power house, without losing any of its former glory and charms.