The Dervish House

First the disappointment: where were the Dervishes? I was expecting a book about Whirling Dervishes. But there were no Dervishes in The Dervish House.

Second the great: everything about this book. Excellent from start to finish. A complex tale of five days in the life of the inhabitants of a former Dervish House. How the various strands cross and entwine is pure poetry.