Last Letter from Istanbul: Escape with this epic holiday read of secrets and forbidden love

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But I, too, was aware of the limits my culture dictated, the expectations and I haven't always been permitted to do as I wish.

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Before the war Nur lived a happy and very comfortable existence in a beautiful mansion, a place where she had a wonderful upbringing with warm childhood memories. And as Nur weaves through the streets carrying the embroideries that have become her livelihood, Constantinople swarms with Allied soldiers a reminder of how far she and her city have fallen.But a story that should in theory have been compelling felt otherwise entirely aimless - Last Letter from Istanbul is a slow moving, meandering slog that never achieves anything. Now, this alone does not necessarily present a problem, provided that the novel can offer an aspect to compensate.

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It is available as an audiobook and an ebook and in hardback with the paperback due out on 9th August. As Nur weaves through the streets carrying the embroideries that have become her livelihood, Constantinople swarms with Allied soldiers, a reminder of how far she and her city have fallen. Historical fiction with an enticing love element thrown in to keep the romance junkies - or rather, historical romance junkies, close to the story. The sweeping horror of war and occupation, both momentous and insidious, is clearly felt, yet it is the intimate, the individual connections, that were the highlight of this read for me. At the same time giving an inside to the G conflict of was and how quickly a friendship can turn to betrayal and gate.

You may find book reviews, chocolate sampling, adventures with squirrels, and a lot of tea drinking, happening here. The result is a rather sterile and bloodless narrative that never matures into something even vaguely emotionally compelling - despite the harrowing events depicted.