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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ReplyDeleteDear Ivana, this pictures shows me the princess inside of you and which you are in fact! For me it's interesting to see how often the women you illustrate have curls and as usual I like your drawing!
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ReplyDeletethank you dear so much! I'll do my best to have some fun this weekend, I need it!
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DeleteI already saw the illustration, and finally have time to comment that I really like the eyes in all of your drawings, they are so beautiful, and a little sad.
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yes, I had something medival on my mind so Game of Thrones would be appropriate....and as for the dog, it's probably thieves:(
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