Найти книгу: "Lesereise Istanbul"

Kui Istanbul oleks inimene, oleks ta suur, kohukas, hiljuti taasrikastunud, ulimalt intensiivne ja kohati pealetukkiv mees. Mone nurga alt tunduks tema sarmantne profiil ilus, lausa naiselike joontega, kuid teisel pool oleks mitu koledat karvadega sunnimarki. Vahel oleks ta mahe ja tuune, vahel valjuhaalne ja tuutu. Ta oleks inimene, keda sa kas armastad voi vihkad, kuid kes ei jata sind iial ukskoikseks.Mote, et mina, vordoiguslane ning puhendunud tele- ja turundustootaja, koliksin elukaaslase karjaari tuules Istanbuli, ei mahtunud algul mu maailmapilti. Mida ma seal tegema hakkan? Kas suudan keelt oskamata ja kohalikke olusid tundmata leida sobivat tood? Lisaks, tunnistan ausalt, oli mul Turgi ja turklaste suhtes hulk eelarvamusi.Nuud tean, et tegin ainuoige otsuse. Me oleme siin olnud vaga onnelikud. Toid ja tegevusi jatkub ning varsti on mul ka turgi keel taielikult suus. Istanbulis elatud aastad on laiendanud mu silmaringi ning kasvatanud sumpaatiat islami kultuuri ja siinse rahva vastu. Olen alati soovinud endale kirjut, seikluste ja valjakutsetega elu. Tanan Istanbuli, sest ta on mulle seda heldelt pakkunud.Hille Hanso

*Also look out for Lucy Foley’s Sunday Times bestselling crime debut, THE HUNTING PARTY, available to buy now.*‘This will sweep you away for the summer. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story’ Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Deverill seriesISTANBUL, 1921Before the Occupation, Nur’s city was a tapestry of treasures: the Grand Bazaar alive with colour, trinkets and spices; saffron sunsets melting into the black waters of the Bosphorus; the sweet fragrance of the fig trees dancing on the summer breeze . . .Now the shadow of war hangs over the city, and Nur lives for the protection of a young boy with a terrible secret. Stumbling through the streets, carrying the embroideries that have become her livelihood, she avoids the gazes of the Allied soldiers. Survival is everything.When Nur chances upon George Monroe, a medical officer in the British Army, it is easy to hate him. Yet the lines between enemy and friend grow fainter.She and the boy would both be at risk. Nur knows that she cannot afford to fall – impossibly and dangerously – in love . . .

Sean Chancellor is shocked to learn that his colleague and friend Alex Zegliwski has been savagely beheaded. His body found in an underground archaeological dig, hidden beneath the holy temple of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.When Sean arrives in the ancient city to identify the body, he is handed an envelope of photographs belonging to Alek and soon finds himself in grave danger. Someone wants him dead but why?Aided by British diplomat Isabel Sharp, Sean begins to unravel the mystery of the mosaics in the photographs and inch closer to snaring Alek’s assassin. Evil is at work and when a lethal virus is unleashed on the city, panic spreads fast. Time is running out for Sean and Isabel. They must catch the killer before it’s too late.