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
Disegnare e saper dipingere come te Ivana, credo sia una delle passioni più rilassanti è più belle!
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for me painting is always tricky, it is never easy. Sometimes I wonder why I do it at all:)
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it is not a self-portrait, just a product of my imagination. Thank you dear Ira.
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thank you Shamu.
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Dear Ivana, again a very powerful colouration I really love! The red lips are such a wonderful detail and I love the necklace, too.
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