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Contents
ОглавлениеTitle Page
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
Istanbul: April 2004
Prologue
The letter, contemplated and worried about for such a long…
Part One
The Letter
One
The view from the second-floor terrace was panoramic, and breathtaking.
Two
Later that afternoon, when Daisy was taking a nap, Justine…
Three
The moment they entered Richard’s glass-enclosed studio, Justine sat down…
Four
Once Richard had left with Daisy, Justine walked slowly down…
Five
‘You look great,’ Joanne Brandon exclaimed, walking across the worn…
Six
Tita brought coffee to the drawing room, and then disappeared.
Part Two
The Search
Seven
Justine recognized Iffet Özgönül at once. It helped, of course,…
Eight
A voice filled the room. A man’s voice. Melodic. Slightly…
Nine
They were in the middle of the teeming city in…
Ten
The man cut quite a swathe as he walked through…
Eleven
Istanbul. City of contrasts. European. Oriental. Exotic, Justine wrote in…
Twelve
Several hours later, Justine and Iffet boarded the sleek white…
Part Three
The Reunion
Thirteen
The driver had turned the boat around, and now it…
Fourteen
Justine, who had been frustrated all week, felt frustrated once…
Fifteen
The afternoon tea party was a jolly event, and everyone…
Sixteen
Michael Dalton was sitting on the terrace of the Çiragan…
Seventeen
The moment they were alone, Gabriele took hold of Justine’s…
Eighteen
It was a beautiful night, the midnight-blue sky sprinkled with…
Nineteen
‘And that, Richard, is Gran’s story of the estrangement, and…
Part Four
Coup de Foudre
Twenty
Michael sat down next to Justine on the garden seat,…
Twenty-One
‘This is the most beautiful fabric,’ Justine said, looking at…
Twenty-Two
Michael was waiting for her at the jetty as they…
Twenty-Three
Sitting back, Justine stared at herself in the mirror and…
Twenty-Four
It was one o’clock in the morning when Michael and…
Twenty-Five
They lay together side by side, catching their breath, both…
Part Five
The Mystery
Twenty-Six
Gabriele was, by nature, an early riser, and on this…
Twenty-Seven
Anita and Gabriele saw them off at the jetty, waving…
Twenty-Eight
Anita was sitting on Gabriele’s terrace, studying a floor plan,…
Twenty-Nine
The three women walked across the terrace and into Gabriele’s…
Thirty
After Anita had retreated to her own yali to rest,…
Thirty-One
Later that afternoon, Justine went out to the gardens to…
Thirty-Two
Once they had finished tea, which had been a bit…
Thirty-Three
The following afternoon, once Gabriele was ready to leave for…
Thirty-Four
Justine remained on the bed, trying to rest. Exhausted from…
Thirty-Five
Justine was about to pick up her grandmother’s book when…
Thirty-Six
The moment Justine walked into the bedroom she picked up…
Thirty-Seven
‘So tell me,’ Michael said, when Justine remained silent at…
Thirty-Eight
After supper on the terrace, Justine returned to her bedroom.
Thirty-Nine
As she returned to her bedroom, Justine made the decision…
Forty
After filling the kettle and putting it on the stove,…
Forty-One
‘It’s me, Rich,’ Justine said. ‘Is this a bad time?
Forty-Two
Light drifting in through the gauzy curtains awakened Justine early.
Forty-Three
After her shower, Justine dressed and went for a walk…
Forty-Four
Although Justine was longing to continue reading about her grandmother’s…
Forty-Five
Later that same day Justine settled herself in the chair…
Forty-Six
Knocking on the door brought Justine’s head up. She called,…
Forty-Seven
Although she didn’t want to stop reading, Justine knew she…
Forty-Eight
She was almost at the end of her grandmother’s memories…
Forty-Nine
‘Why did you come back early, Gran?’ Justine asked, looking…
Fifty
Anita was waiting for them in the gold room. As…
Fifty-One
Michael stood staring at himself in the bathroom mirror, thinking…
Fifty-Two
The little girl walking towards her wore a yellow muslin…
Fifty-Three
Justine and Richard sat together in the small lounge area…
Epilogue
The Litchfield Hills, Connecticut: July 2004
Epilogue
It was July the Fourth and glorious. The perfect day…
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Other Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford
About the Publisher
