I don’t know, maybe I went in with the wrong expectations but I thought there would be some level of intimacy between Nur and George. Last Letter from Istanbul is not a fast-paced page turner but a slow-burning tale of passion, secrets and lies. This is certainly not a character study; the characters lack emotional complexity or personality and are otherwise too numerous and indistinguishable to be memorable.

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Es una lectura algo fuerte, está escrita muy bonito y tiene descripciones muy bellas de cosas comunes, pero eso no le quita el ambiente triste que inunda la historia. She is more accustomed to reaching for the next fig than struggling to survive as she must do following WW1. Her description of the colours of the sky and the water, the sun on the buildings, the smell of the spices in the markets as a backdrop to the heartache, hardship and suffering of the time and the story of one woman and the care she gives to an orphan which means she must ask help from the enemy and a tobacco tin that would become very important. The book did gain a bit of momentum in the final chapters, but not enough to turn my opinion of the book around.But this freedom is new and not without limitations: she sees the disapproving looks as she walks the streets of her city, and knows that she can only push against long-held customs and norms so much. Found it very difficult to get into and nearly gave up reading it, but as I was chosen by Love Reading to review it I thought I would keep going.

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It is a gentle, reflective novel (despite the setting, which is harrowing at times), and essentially a slow-paced, but beautifully told story. Lucy Foley has developed a beautiful writing style, the vivid colour stamps its impression on the pages, conjuring taste, touch, smells and sounds, as well as creating a feast for your eyes.

This book will leave its mark on you: it's brave, heartbreakingly ordinary, and yet altogether timeless in its delicate exploration of a history that is not as lovely as you first think. Most captivating for me was the forbidden love between a man and a woman in a world that would never have allowed it. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story' Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Deverill series ISTANBUL, 1921 Before 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 . Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. I will start with the positive, and that is Foley transports the reader to Constantinople, the streets and people come alive and I could really envisage it.

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This conflict between freedom and propriety swirls around Nur and comes to the fore when she finds herself asking for help. Set during the occupation of Istanbul by allied forces after the First World War, Last Letter from Istanbul tells its story from alternating viewpoints. The main theme of her books are the promotion of love without marriage, of single-women independence, without the bondage of marriage.George is the enemy personified and I felt for Nur when she’s in his company because of the internal struggles she endures each time. Everyday new inhabitants arrive, fleeing the ongoing consequences of the Great War, the revolution in Russia. You may find book reviews, chocolate sampling, adventures with squirrels, and a lot of tea drinking, happening here. Last Letter from Istanbul has a number of stories running in parallel as we get different perspectives from five individuals - Nur, The Traveller, The Boy, The Prisoner and George. Meanwhile, George Monroe is a Scottish doctor, administering at the local military hospital overlooking the Bosporus, which was once Nur’s grand family home.