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
Beautiful illustrations Ivana. Simplicity is always the best ! :)
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These are wonderful...very talented!! Have a great weekend doll x
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Thanks a lot for showing more of your great illustrations! I hope really that you can use your talent one day although to earn money with it <3
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This ilustrations are fantastic !!!
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Those illustration look beautiful, the first one is really impressive. I love the way you convey your emotions through your drawings. It's really great!
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