Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial :https://esound.space/audibleTitle: Birds Without WingsAuthor: Louis de BernieresNarrator: Hugh BonnevilleFormat: AbridgedLength: 5 hrs and 18 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 08-18-04Publisher: Random House AudioGenres: Fiction, HistoricalSummary:But with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and the onset of the Great War, the sweep of history has a cataclysmic effect on this peaceful place: The great love of Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim, a Muslim shepherd who courts her from near infancy, culminates in tragedy and madness; Two inseparable childhood friends who grow up playing in the hills above the town suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of the bloody struggle; and Rustem Bey, a wealthy landlord, has an enchanting mistress who is not what she seems.Far away from these small lives, a man of destiny who will come to be known as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is emerging to create a country from the ruins of an empire. Victory at Gallipoli fails to save the Ottomans from ultimate defeat and, as a new conflict arises, Muslims and Christians struggle to survive, let alone understand, their part in the great tragedy that will reshape the whole region forever.Contact: [email protected]

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