The island of missing trees

Elif Shafak

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. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, who is Greek and Christian, and Defne, who is Turkish and Muslim, can meet, in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic, chilli peppers and wild herbs. This is where one can find the best food in town, the best music, the best wine. But there is something else to the place: it makes one forget, even if for just a few hours, the world outside and its immoderate sorrows. In 'The Island of Missing Trees', prizewinning author Elif Shafak brings us a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and amnesia, human-induced destruction of nature, and, finally, renewal.

Author(s): Shafak, Elif
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 07/04/2022
Pagination: 355 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Penguin Books
Published By: Penguin Books
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Conservation of wildlife & habitats|Narrative theme: Sense of place|Conservation of the environment
Dimensions: 196x127x22
Weight: 261
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241988725