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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of At The Breakfast Table – Büyükada (ISTANBUL)
1st October 2023
We are delighted to be able to offer 3 copies of At the Breakfast Table by Defne Suman, set on Büyükada, Istanbul.
UK ONLY
Told from four different perspectives, At the Breakfast Table is a story of hidden histories and family secrets, from the author of The Silence of Scheherazade.
Buyukada, Turkey, 2017. In the glow of a late summer morning, family gather for the 100th birthday of the famous artist Shirin Saka. It ought to be a time of fond reminiscence, looking back on a long and fruitful artistic career, on memories spanning almost a century.
But the deep past is something Shirin has spent a lifetime trying to conceal. Her grandchildren, Nur and Fikret, and great-grandchild, Celine, do not know what she’s hiding, though they are intimately aware of the secret’s psychological consequences. The siblings invite family friend and investigative journalist Burak along to interview Shirin – in celebration of her centenary, and also in the hope of persuading her to open up.
Eventually Shirin begins to express her pain the only way she knows how. She paints a story onto her dining room wall, revealing a history wiped from public consciousness and generations of her family’s history.
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I would like to take a look around the Dolmabahçe Palace which looks stunning.
I’d like to experience the Spice Market (Mısır Çarşısı)
I would love to go to Topkapı Palace.
I’d love to go on a Grand Bazaar Guided Tour.
Whenever I travel whether in the UK or abroad I love to visit religious buildings….whatever the religion.
I would love to visit the Spice Market!
It would be wonderful to see the Topkapi Palace x
Not yet visited but The Pera Palace Hotel as a nod to Agatha Christie and the Blue Mosque with its layers of history.
I’ve never visited Turkey but have always wanted to visit the Hagia Sophia mosque. The nearest I got was a a brief stop at Izmir airport en route to North Cyprus.
I have never been but when I go to a new place I love to look at the architecture.
The mosques – they’ve always looked so majestic on film, I’d like to know what they’re like in reality
I’ve been keen to visit Istanbul after reading ‘The Historian’. I’d love to see the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
I would love to see the Blue Mosque and shop at the Grand Bazaar.
All the cats, I’d love it
We went once but my husband was ill so didnt see things onvdetailI would love to see the Blue Mosque
The Grand Bazaar
I would love to shop in the Grand Bazaar. A great place to purchase spices!
I have never been to Turkey but would love to visit and see lots of different things.
The blue mosque
I’ve been to Turkish coastal.resorts many times
Time to experience the culture and beauty of Istanbul too
I visited Istanbul for my honeymoon and highly recommend the Rustem Pasha Mosque. It’s a charming mosque tucked away near the Grand Bazaar and is one of the city’s best kept secrets. The mosque was designed by the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan but it isn’tas heavily trafficked as some of his other buildings. The walls are adorned with striking blue and white tiles of varied designs, making it more of a true ‘blue mosque’ than the blue mosque itself. Bookish fact: The mosque is named after an Ottoman grand vizier referenced in Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice.
I visited Istanbul for my honeymoon and highly recommend the Rustem Pasha Mosque. It’s a charming mosque tucked away near the Grand Bazaar and is one of the city’s best kept secrets. The mosque was designed by the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan but it isn’tas heavily trafficked as some of his other buildings in the city. The walls are adorned with striking blue and white tiles of varied designs, with everything from the paint to the rugs in shades of blue, making it more of a ‘blue mosque’ than the blue mosque itself. Bookish fact: The mosque is named after an Ottoman grand vizier referenced in Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice.
I visited Istanbul for my honeymoon and highly recommend the Rustem Pasha Mosque. It’s a charming mosque tucked away near the Grand Bazaar and is one of the city’s best kept secrets. The mosque was designed by the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan but it isn’t as heavily trafficked as some of his other buildings in the city. The walls are adorned with striking blue and white tiles of varied designs, and everything from the paint to the carpets are in shades of blue, making it more of a ‘blue mosque’ than the blue mosque itself. Bookish fact: The mosque is named after an Ottoman grand vizier referenced in Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice.
Having never been to Istanbul, I would just love to visit the Blue Mosque and see everything else there is to see!
I’ve never been to Istanbul but I’d love to visit the Grand Bazaar and Gülhane Park.
I would like to visit the Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray football stadiums.
Top od my list would be the Blue Mosque
I’ve been lucky to visit Istanbul a few times , and I thoroughly recommend the “Underground Cistern “, as featured in the Bond movie, From Russia With Love. It was magical and it was lovely and cool .
Having been to Turkey many times but never to Istanbul, I would love to go.
A morning around the Grand Bazaar followed by a delicious Turkish lunch would be wonderful
I’ve travelled to Turkey many times but never Istanbul and I would love to visit. Strolling through the Grand Bazaar followed by a beautiful Turkish Meal overlooking the strait would be wonderful.
I’d love to see the Blue Mosque and I’d also explore the restaurants and street food stalls, as I love Turkish food
Obviously the Blue Mosque has to be on the list, but I would also like to just wander around taking in the atmosphere, trying the food, and a bit of people watching
Topkapi Palace
I’ve never been to Istanbul but if I did get there, I’d love to see the Blue Mosque!
I visited Istanbul a few years ago with my family. The Blue Mosque is breathtaking. Crossing the Bosphorus strait from Europe to Asia was fun. I was sad that noone else wanted to come to see the spectacular Basilica Cistern with me. One day I must return.
I love the food and music in Turkey
I like to visit the Hagia Sophia Mosque, after hearing about it in
The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak.
Wandering the tiny alleys of the markets, and sitting with a Turkish coffee over the Bosphorous.