THE ISLAND OF THE MISSING TREES BY ELIF SHAFAK (BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION)
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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Sooo beautiful my dear... as always, you're an artist.. my favourite artist <3 :) Here is not summer, since May: I saw only rain, cold and... I'm so sad. Summer is my favourite season and I must wait another year now... sigh. A bg kiss and a hug, with love.
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Prekrasna ilustracija! Odavno nisam vidjela ovako drugaciju i zanimljivu tehniku.
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Divna ilustracija, da li si dobila motivaciju sa ljetnog odmora? Super pozicija- ako mogu ovako da kažem- grad u daljini pa devojka od blizu, uhvateni su svi zanimljivi detajli :) xx Maja
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pa inspiracija mi je bila Dalmacija i općenito mali mediteranski gradići koje jako volim:)
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She looks like a rich, sophisticated lady on an island. Great job with the drawing.
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