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Gary Knapton
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A station hotel for the Orient Express taking Agatha Christie from Calais to Constantinople in 1905. The Pera Palace was a hang out for the British Colonial elite. With this as a springboard into the birth of modern Istanbul the author weaves a dazzling and romantic history-jammed tale of a glorious time gone by. Electric reading.
— Aug 14, 2020 01:28AM
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Gary Knapton
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The poetic vibrancy of an international city straddling multiple contintents, the resilience of humans amidst heartbreak, the ingenius devices of strangers working together to save lives. The music and food. The smells and sounds. Tne rattling street cars. The dancing girls. The late night bars. The Raj. The Mem Sahibs. The Russians. The French. The Americans. The Greeks. The spiritual essence of old Istanbul.
— Jan 04, 2021 02:30AM
