Last Train to Istanbul
Books | Fiction / Action & Adventure
4.2
Ayşe Kulin
An international bestseller by one of Turkey's most beloved authors.As the daughter of one of Turkey's 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 nothing--not war, not politics, not even religion--can 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 Turkey's beloved bestselling novelist Ayşe Kulin.
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Author
Ayşe Kulin
Pages
382
Publisher
Amazon Crossing
Published Date
2013
ISBN
1477807616 9781477807613
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"<strong>Great history….okay story</strong><br/><br/>Living in Istanbul for a short while, I thought this would be a great way to learn a little about the culture/history of the city. <br/>At first, I found it hard to get into the story, the translation was pretty choppy all the way through. There’s the expected misspellings that come with Kindle books but then there were just some really weird lines that ruined the mood of a scene or just didn’t flow well. There was also the issue of switching perspectives multiple times, between multiple characters, in the same paragraph, that made it difficult to follow along. <br/>At first, I was able to look past this and enjoy the story for itself, but the last couple of chapters just had so much crammed into them! I get that the author was trying to tie up loose ends and also represent all the historical accounts she had been given access to. But, this was fiction and plenty could have been left out since it was already the final chapter and there were so many things that either didn’t get resolved or just…happened. <br/>Anywho, all that to say, while I generally enjoyed the majority of the story, the ending couple of chapters kind of ruined it for me. It still gets three stars for being a unique perspective of WWII from a country not usually thought of in connection to that event."
Therru Ghibli
