"This utterly charming and, yes, moving novel takes us on a journey ... and the result is a victory of human ingenuity and a joyous picaresque. VERDICT Beautiful fun that also gives a deeper sense of Middle East history."
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Library Journal
“An unusual story about a gifted but doomed young artist that grows in poignancy as it accelerates towards its tragic end.”
Michael Peppiatt, author of Francis Bacon in Your Blood and In Giacometti’s Studio