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An evocative tale of love and belonging from Elif Shafak

The author of ‘The Forty Rules of Love’ returns with a world of magic

Elif Shafak’s new novel The Island of Missing Trees is a testament to her eloquent style of writing. In the pages of this book, she weaves an extraordinary tale of friendship, war, homecoming and everything in between. Tucked away from the world, Kostas and Defne seek out each other’s company under a fig tree day after day, until war breaks out. Decades later, their daughter Ada returns to the fig tree in search of some answers – answers that will help her carve out her own identity in the world. 

Elif Shafak’s book 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World had been shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize, owing to its exceptionally beautiful storyline. In The Island of Missing Trees, the author has once again proven her literary prowess as she whisks readers away into a magical world and leaves them bathing in just the right pools of secrets, mystery and enchantment. 

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