 Shafak blends Eastern and Western ways of storytelling, and blends oral and written culture.In "The Washington Post", Ron Charles says, "Shafak speaks in a multivalent voice that captures the roiling tides of diverse cultures.And, of course, as readers know from her previous novels 'The Architect's Apprentice' and 'The Bastard of Istanbul,' it helps that she's a terrifically engaging storyteller."