Summary
A gripping tale of love, betrayal, and two clashing cultures, from the Booker-shortlisted author; now a Penguin Essential
“My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten.”
Pembe and Adem Toprak leave Turkey for London. There they make new lives for their family. Yet the traditions and beliefs of their home come with them - carried in the blood of their children, Iskender and Esma. Trapped by past mistakes, the Toprak children find their lives to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241989241 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241989248 |
| Author: | Elif Shafak |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 196g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 111mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
Vivid storytelling… that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love
A powerful book; thoughtful, provoking and compassionate – Joanne Harris, bestselling author of ‘Chocolat’
Vivid storytelling… that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love * Sunday Telegraph *
[Elif Shafak] joins writers such as Hanif Kureishi, Zadie Smith, Monica Ali, Aamer Hussein, Andrea Levy, Hanan al-Shakyh and Leila Aboulela, who offer us fictional glimpses of London’s Others * Independent *
Fascinating and gripping - a wonderful novel – Rosamund Lupton
About The Author
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist whose work has been translated into fifty-five languages. The author of nineteen books, twelve of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafak’s latest novel, The Island of Missing Trees, was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and the Women’s Prize. Her previous novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the RSL Ondaatje Prize; longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award; and chosen as Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She is a Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature. Shafak was awarded the Halldór Laxness International Literature Prize for her contribution to ‘the renewal of the art of storytelling.’
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