Laura se dokáže ve světě mužů prosadit. Když se však rozhodne koupit si domek na venkově, narazí kosa na kámen. Jejím budoucím sousedem je Josh, který jí dává od počátku najevo, že to s ním nebude mít lehké. Pro Lauru to znamená výzvu k boji - ale když se do něj pouští, netuší ještě, jak bude tvrdý...
The Decline & Fall of the Ottoman Empire offers a provocative view of the Empire's decline from the failure to take Vienna in 1683 to the abolition of the Sultanate by Mustafa Kemal (Attaturk) in 1922 during a revolutionary upsurge in Turkish national pride. The narrative contains instances of violent revolt and bloody reprisals, such as the massacres of Armenians in 1896, and other "ethnic episodes" in Crete and Macedonia. More generally, the narrative emphasizes recurring problems: competition between religious and secular authority; the acceptance or rejection of Western ideas; and the strength or weakness of successive Sultans. The book also highlights the special challenges of the early twentieth century, when railways and oilfields gave new importance to Ottoman lands in the Middle East--Publisher's description