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✍️ Elif Shafak
3 titles · Historical, Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction, Literary
⭐ 4.22021
The Island of Missing Trees
🌶️🌶️ · 368p
A Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot fall in love during the 1974 conflict. Their story is narrated partly by a fig tree. Shafak weaves displacement, memory, and roots into something quietly extraordinary.
Forbidden LoveWar SettingSlow And Atmospheric
⭐ 42021
The Island of Missing Trees
🌶️ · 368p
A Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot fall in love as their island splits apart. Part of the story is narrated by a fig tree. Yes, really. And it works beautifully.
Forbidden LoveDual TimelineImmigrationWar
⭐ 4.22021
The Island of Missing Trees
🌶️ · 368p
A Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot fall in love during the 1974 war. Decades later in London, their daughter pieces together their story. Partly narrated by a fig tree. Breathtaking.
Forbidden LoveGenerational SagaMagical RealismWar