The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk-paperback

Orhan Pamuk’s fisrt novel since winning the Nobel Prize – a stirring exploration of the nature of romance and the mysterious allure of collecting – is perhaps his greatest achievement yet.

It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal and Sibel, each from a prominent family, are about to become engaged. But then Kemal become enthralled bu Fusun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Once they violate the code of virginity, a rift opens between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeoisie. In his pursuit of Fusun over the next eight years, Kemal becomes a compulsive collector of objects that chronicle his lovelorn progress – amassing a museum that is a map both of a society and of his heart.