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The street of the fountain

by Madeleine Ker

Which was the real Zoltan Staadhal? Was it the lethal figure who'd threatened Rose in the mountains of eastern Turkey, or the urbane and elegant professor of archaeology who welcomed her into his beautiful home in Istanbul, and treated her like one of his priceless artifacts? Or was he, as Rose suspected, an international criminal planning to smuggle millions of dollars' worth of heroin into the United States? She didn't know. She only knew she couldn't live without him....

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?