Today I shall review The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. I was actually gifted this book. What a wonderful present it proved to be! Published in 2021, this postmodern novel follows two story lines and uses framed narration. The Island of Missing Trees tells the life story of a Greek Turkish couple and their adolescent daughter. This novel examines and explores a number of topics such as identity, migration, immigrant life, war trauma, memory, love and family. It's an ambitious novel that examines serious topics with due respect and sensitivity . I read it months ago, but I remember it vividly. Honestly, I cried a lot while reading this novel. It really moved me greatly. In fact, that is probably why it took me this long to finish this book review. I needed to emotionally process the story. The Island of Missing Trees is set in London and Cyprus. The narration isn't chronological . The story jumps back and forth, following two main timelines, one set in moder
Molto bella questa gonna Ivana!
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Che carina Ivana, mi piace tantissimo la gonna e come l'hai abbinata. Stai molto bene! Un bacio!
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Great-looking skirt and boots here, and the setting is beautiful. Great post!
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Love your midi skirt and lovely scarf!
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Really nice outfit, I like your jacket and boots :)
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Wonderful photos, when I find a bag I like, I wear it all the time too, xoxo.
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Grazie ivana e buona giornata!
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wow you are so cute!!!
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Mi piacciono sia la gonna che la giacca. Bello il panorama!!
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You look absolutely gorgeous doll and I love the places you take your pictures too, so interesting x
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Beautiful outfit!!! I love your jacket!!
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That jacket is really lovely and chic! Those photographs are adorable, especially the city views and landscapes! The nature looks so gorgeous at the place where you live in, just like a fairy tale!
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really really a beautiful jacket! and you look lovely!
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