**International bestseller by one of Turkeyโs most beloved authors** As the daughter of one of Turkeyโs last Ottoman pashas, Selva could win the heart of any man in Ankara. Yet the spirited young beauty only has eyes for Rafael Alfandari, the handsome Jewish son of an esteemed court physician. In d
Last Train to Istanbul
โ Scribed by Kulin, Ayse
- Book ID
- 107521937
- Publisher
- Amazon Pub
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781477807613
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
International bestseller by one of Turkeyโs most beloved authors
As the daughter of one of Turkeyโs last Ottoman pashas, Selva could win the heart of any man in Ankara. Yet the spirited young beauty only has eyes for Rafael Alfandari, the handsome Jewish son of an esteemed court physician. In defiance of their families, they marry, fleeing to Paris to build a new life.
But when the Nazis invade France and begin rounding up Jews, the exiled lovers will learn that nothingโnot war, not politics, not even religionโcan break the bonds of family. For after they learn that Selva is but one of their fellow citizens trapped in France, a handful of brave Turkish diplomats hatch a plan to spirit the Alfandaris and hundreds of innocents, many of whom are Jewish, to safety. Together, they must traverse a war-torn continent, crossing enemy lines and risking everything in a desperate bid for freedom. From Ankara to Paris, Cairo, and Berlin, Last Train to Istanbul is an uplifting tale of love and adventure from Turkeyโs beloved bestselling novelist Ayลe Kulin.
**
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Born into privilege to one of the last Ottoman pasas, beautiful, spirited Selva is the brightest jewel in her father's household โ 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 strictl
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,
**International bestseller by one of Turkeyโs most beloved authors** As the daughter of one of Turkeyโs last Ottoman pashas, Selva could win the heart of any man in Ankara. Yet the spirited young beauty only has eyes for Rafael Alfandari, the handsome Jewish son of an esteemed court physician. In d
1. Rose Manon, an American daughter of the mountains of Nevada, working as a journalist in New York, is awarded her dream job, foreign correspondent. ย Posted to Paris, she is soon entangled in romance, an unsolved murder, and the desperation of a looming war. ย Assigned to the Berlin desk, Manon is f