Meleksima - ukrayins′kyy yanhol Osmana Druhoho. Kochannya shechzade : istorychnyy roman. Kn. 1

Sultana Osmana Druhoho (roky pravlinnya: 1618–1622) v Ukrayini znayut′ zavdyaky CHotyns′kiy viyni, v yakiy vin ne otrymav perekonlyvoyi peremohy nad Richchyu Pospolytoyu. I v ts′omu vazhlyvu rol′ zihraly ukrayins′ki kozaky. Popry tse, palkym kochannyam ts′oho sultana, yakyy ziyshov na tron 14-richnym, stala same ukrayins′ka branka Meleksima. Na shlyachu do vozz’yednannya z neyu Osman Druhyy perezhyv chymalo sumnych podiy — peredchasni smerti bat′kiv — sultana Achmeda y materi — valide Machfiruz, zminu umov prestolonasliduvannya v Osmans′kiy imperiyi, yaka nenadovho vidibrala u n′oho pravo na vladu, ta, zreshtoyu, — omriyane schodzhennya na tron, kotre obernulosya trahediyeyu. Vysvitleni u pershiy knyzi romanu podiyi vidbuvalysya za zhyttya naymohutnishych v osmans′kiy istoriyi heroyin′ doby «ZHinochoho sultanatu» — Safiye, CHalime ta K′osem, yaki buly prychetni do palatsovych zmov ta intryh. Use tse vidbylosya na doli Osmana Druhoho ta yoho kochanoyi Meleksimy.