Haseki Nurichihan Sultan-a name once lost to history, now rediscovered in the forgotten corners of time. Her tale begins when, at the age of thirteen, Adeline, daughter of a Greek diplomat, was stolen from her homeland by Tatar raiders. Sold into the Crimean Palace, she learned the brutal art of survival within the harem. But survival, for her, was just the beginning.
At sixteen, she was gifted to Sultan Suleiman, her beauty and intelligence outshining the rest. Arriving alongside Hurrem, she entered a world where fire and air would soon collide. If Hurrem was fire-passionate, fierce, unstoppable-Adeline was air-silent, subtle, yet ever-present, slipping through cracks unnoticed, yet capable of moving mountains. The contrast between them was as undeniable as it was dangerous.
In a palace where the stakes were nothing less than the Sultan's heart, and where the throne itself was the ultimate prize, Adeline's role was clear: to survive, to outlast, and to rise. She would become a force in the shadows, watching, learning, and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. A rival to Hurrem, yet with a strategy so quiet, so deliberate, it could never be predicted.
This is the story of a woman who bent history to her will, playing a game of power where only the ruthless and the patient emerge victorious. Will her son claim the throne, or will the fire of Hurrem burn too bright? Time will tell.
"I was always overshadowed by the success of my sisters who were favouritised by the whole family, especially by my mother. Whatever I made was never so good, as it would be if one of them has done. I learnt to live successfully without anyone's approval."
Fahriye Sultan was youngest daughter of Sultan Selim Khan and Ayse Hafsa Sultan. Being aged only 13 she had to marry for a governor of Bosnia and move away from her family. Her only wish was to stay there forever, but the life brought her back to Istanbul.
The idea for this book came to me after watching Magnificent Century. I don't own any charachter except Fahriye, Namik, Gulcemal, Fehime and Osman who are completely made up by me. Some minor charachters who will appear are also made by me. All the gifs are taken from tumblr and they belong to their makers.