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Nov 2, 2021 · Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other.
The Island of Missing Trees is a 2021 novel by Turkish writer Elif Shafak. Set in Cyprus and London, it follows a romantic relationship between a Greek and Turkish Cypriot. It was released by Viking press in 2021. Summary
Dec 2, 2021 · Turkish-British author Elif Shafak’s new novel, The Island of Missing Trees, revisits some of her favorite themes: nonlinear history, the redemptive power of stories, and immigrants and outsiders.
Nov 2, 2021 · A rich, magical new novel on belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal, from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home.
Jul 22, 2021 · The Island of Missing Trees begins with an astonishing scream of some duration and ends with the dreams of a soon-to-be unburied fig tree. Between the scream, unleashed by the teenage heroine Ada ...
Nov 15, 2021 · NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Elif Shafak about her book, "The Island of Missing Trees." It's about the trauma of civil war imperiling future generations.
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Jul 29, 2021 · Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other.
- Shafak Elif
The Island of Missing Trees (2021) is a best-selling novel written by Elif Shafak. Set against the 1974 Greek and Turkish conflict in Cyprus, the book spans multiple timelines.
A rich, magical novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top ten Sunday Times bestseller. It is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home.
- Elif Shafak
