The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

Author/Guide: Marc Levy

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2000s: One woman’s unexpected journey to follow her destiny.

ISBN: B07FSMWL5N
Translator: Chris Murray
Genre: Fiction

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What you need to know before your trail

Alice Pendelbury believes everything in her life is pretty much in order—from her good friends to her burgeoning career. But even Alice has to admit it’s been an odd week. Not only has her belligerent neighbor, Mr. Daldry, suddenly become a surprisingly agreeable confidant, but he’s encouraging her to take seriously the fortune-teller who told her that only by traveling to Turkey can Alice meet the most important person in her life.

What’s more, the peculiarly insistent Mr. Daldry has even agreed to finance Alice’s trip—one that against all reason seems to be predestined. It’s on this journey, crazy from the outset and strangely irresistible, that Alice will find out that nothing in her life is real, that her past is not true, and that the six people she’s about to encounter will shape her future in ways she could never have dreamed.

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Travel Mark Levy style from Brighton to Istanbul

Alice Pendelbury visits a seaside fortune-teller and her live changes for ever. The fortune teller on the famous pier tells her that she has to find her destiny in life and pursue it. To do that, she has to travel and find the most important person in her life.

Her neighbour Mr Daldry encourages her and she sets off on a journey that will take her to Turkey and a glimpse into that country’s shameful past. Turkey is evoked via its buildings, surroundings, feelings as well as its history. They have sights they want to see, there is a great evocation of The Golden Horn and the wonderful hotel she stays in? The very one Agatha Christie favoured!