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
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grazie Nico:)
DeleteI tuoi schizzi fanno sempre riflettere: io adoro la mini ma solo con le calze coprenti perchè non me la posso più permettere se non al mare :) le scarpe basse non le adoro, io sono già bassa, ma per guidare vanno benissimo, il tartan non mi dispiace ma lo trovo più invernale che estivo e la moda? che dire è bello mettere un po' di noi perchè la moda passa lo stile resta! Caterina www.imieioutfit.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletecerto...la moda passa lo stile reste!:) grazie Caterina:)
Deleteoryginalne masz spojrzenie na modę :) fajne rysunki :)
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ReplyDeleteChe belli i tuoi disegni Ivana, mi ha colpito soprattutto l'ultimo!
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thank you dear Caro:)!
DeleteWow I love this, very impressive. The tartan design is my favourite.
ReplyDeletethank you dear Imogen:)
DeleteLovely modern looks, xoxo.
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