Summary of Bernard Ollivier's Out of Istanbul

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Sample Book Insights:

#1 I spent a long time staring out the window. I had many doubts about my ability to complete the journey, but I was determined to go. I had two full lives left, and I was not ready to end them yet.

#2 I yearned for slowness and moments of silence. I wanted to stop and admire eyes rimmed with kohl, the flash of a woman’s leg, or a misty meadowland immersed in dreams. I wanted to eat bread and cheese sitting in the grass, nose to the wind.

#3 I was finally headed out onto the paths of silence and dreams. I had been planning this trip for three months, and I was ready to leave nothing to chance. I was hoping to leave as little to chance as possible.

#4 The Venetians were dumbfounded when the three men returned in 1271. It had been thought that they were dead, and their inheritance had been divided up. Marco told of the wonders he had seen twelve thousand kilometers away, cities with millions of inhabitants.