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
Soo cool dear!! I miss drawing so much.Right now I've been brushing up my Calligraphy skills for this week. Will try drawing portraits again as soon as I can get myself to sit :) hehehhe
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I love it when you share your artwork and these portraits are wonderful to look at! I also got such a kick out of what you said on my last post about art being like those french courtesans from 20 century novels...no matter how much you give, always asking for more... Indeed *nods head in agreement*
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