Overview of Last Train to Istanbul: A Novel Book

Ayse Kulin is a clever writer. She draws the reader into the story of the life and loves of a Turkish family in wartime, and by the time the reader realizes that she has also cranked up the tension with a rescue plot, it is too late to put the book down unfinished. For aficionados of wartime novels, as well as for anyone glued to his or her seat watching the film Argo, this is a must read. Helen Bryan, bestselling author of War Brides and The SisterhoodBorn into privilege to one of the last Ottoman pasas, beautiful, spirited Selva is the brightest jewel in her father s household until she falls in love with Rafael Alfandari. Though Turkey has long been a safe haven for Jews, marriage between a high-ranking Muslim girl and a Jewish boy is strictly forbidden. Yet young love will not be denied, and Selva and Rafael defy their parents and marry, fleeing to Paris in hopes of a better life only to find themselves trapped in the path of the invading Nazis.But in the midst of darkness shines a beacon of hope: A handful of courageous Turkish diplomats, protected only by the tenuous neutrality of their homeland, hatch a daring plot to spirit the exiled lovers and hundreds of innocent Jews to safety. Together, they will traverse a war-torn continent, crossing enemy lines and risking everything in one last, desperate bid for freedom.

• Book Type :

Action & Adventure

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

396 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

1477807616

• Last Train to Istanbul: A Novel Published On :

8 Oct 2013

• Resource:

Action & Adventure Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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