The Bookmaker's Paradox: A Tale of Ink and Destiny

In the sun-drenched village of Eskiköy, nestled among the ancient olive groves of Anatolia, time whispers secrets on the wind. Within the heart of this timeless place lies Orhan’s bookshop, a sanctuary of forgotten tales and aged paper. Orhan, a kind but illiterate man, unknowingly guards a doorway to a world beyond comprehension—a world held captive within the pages of a mysterious book.

Bound in leather, pulsating with an uncanny energy, the book whispers promises of untold desires and deepest fears. Its shifting script rewrites itself to mirror the reader's heart, offering tantalizing glimpses into "what if." A childless woman dreams of a bustling family. A grieving widower finds solace in rewritten memories. A young man envisions his name etched in history. But for Orhan, the book remains an enigma, its secrets veiled by his inability to read.

When a visiting scholar deciphers the cryptic script, a hidden world explodes into Orhan's life. In the margins, he discovers the elegant calligraphy of his deceased wife, Ayşe, revealing a secret love, a long-held resentment, and a prophecy intertwined with his own destiny. As the book’s magic seeps from page to reality, Eskiköy transforms. Dreams become tangible, fears materialize, and the village unravels, caught in a paradox of fulfilled wishes and devastating consequences.

But Orhan is not alone. The book's power has drawn others: a scholar consumed by ambition, a secretive organization determined to control its magic, and a long-lost love returned from the shadows. Caught in a web of desire and destiny, Orhan must confront the ghosts of his past and the unraveling present. He must choose between preserving the book and destroying it, a decision that will not only determine Eskiköy's fate but also reveal the true nature of the stories we tell ourselves and the delicate balance between creation and destruction.

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Publicatiedatum

Ebook: 4 december 2024