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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak set in the 1970's Cyprus and contemporary London of 2010's is a tale narrated partly by a fig tree, partly by humans about the transgeneretional trauma, the burden of the past on the current and future generations when it comes to dealing with wars, pogroms, ethnic cleansing, enforced borders drawn on a piece of paper at one time in history and how it affects the lives of the future generations. Elif Shafak has created a beautiful tale of wonder and…
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The island of missing trees by Elif Shafak ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Set in the broken island of Cyprus, it tells the story of the wounded and scarred inhabitants . Two teenagers fell in love, the sea deep type love, the strong, profound & enchanting type. One is Turkish and the other is Greek. They meet religiously at a tavern they call home, where a happy fig named Ficus Carica, a proud member of the great mulberry family of Moraceae grows & it’s her home too. The tree remains present as the war erupts…
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An extraordinary novel that was beautifully written and poignant The writing, employing wisdom, joy, empathy but, above all, generosity of spirit to help us see the truths in life, that we are all connected in our humanity with a wide and diverse natural environment.
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The island of missing trees by Elif Shafak ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Set in the broken island of Cyprus, it tells the story of the wounded and scarred inhabitants . Two teenagers fell in love, the sea deep type love, the strong, profound & enchanting type. One is Turkish and the other is Greek. They meet religiously at a tavern they call home, where a happy fig named Ficus Carica, a proud member of the great mulberry family of Moraceae grows & it’s her home too. The tree remains present as the war erupts…
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