HAVE you ever wanted to travel the King’s Highway in Jordan and walk down the famous Siq Gorge to the ancient city of Petra?
Perhaps you’ve wanted to spend an Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem or pondered how you would feel if stuck with a flat tyre in the middle of the Sudanese desert at sunrise?
Have you ever wondered how so many people live and survive in the crazy world of the Middle East without the rules and regulations of Australian building, working and plumbing?
In 1997, Armidale architect Mahalath Halperin, together with her colleague Peter Buckwell and his wife, Pauline, spent four crazy weeks travelling by plane, train and automobile throughout the Middle East on a journey to discover architecture, culture, and, of course, plumbing.
And they found lots of cats along the way. This is the story of that adventure.
The Cats of Istanbul will be officially launched tomorrow at Boobooks in the Mall from 5.30pm to 7pm.
The public is welcome to come in and buy a signed copy and chat with the author.
Halperin has previously written three children’s books and a photo essay on the history of sustainable architecture.
