Published 2016
Serpenti di Petra in Italian, Der Antiquar von Konstantinopel in German, The Snake Stone deals with fallout from Greek independence in 1828 and takes us back into Istanbul’s ancient past, before the Turkish conquest of 1453. There’s talk of spice, and Byron’s death, and dogs and doctors. And there is a lot of cooking.
An archaelogist comes for dinner
What is Byzantium?
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‘The city ordained by Nature to be the capital of the world.’
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