Historian and documentary filmmaker Bettany Hughes has enjoyed what she calls a 40-year 鈥渓ove affair鈥 with Istanbul. Here she delves deep into the city鈥檚 history. Hughes has said that she doesn鈥檛 intend her book to be 鈥渁 catch-all catalogue of Istanbul鈥檚 past鈥 but rather hopes to deliver something more personal and impressionistic. According to Monitor reviewer Steve Donoghue, with this book, Hughes 鈥渆asily accomplishes both.鈥
