The Island of Missing Trees

Name: The Island of Missing Trees
Author: Elif Shafak

by Elif Shafak

Magical realism interweaves a woman's life with a sentient tree on a divided island

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Elif Shafak

Turkish-British author who writes in both Turkish and English and explores themes of gender, spirituality, and cultural identity. The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love have made her one of the most widely read Turkish authors internationally.

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