The Island Of Missing Trees: Longlisted For the Women's Prize 2022 Literary Fiction 10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World Henry Fleming

Henry Fleming

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The Island Of Missing Trees: Longlisted For the Women's Prize 2022 Literary Fiction 10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World Henry FlemingSet in 1974 Cyprus and later in London, The Island of Missing Trees tells the story of Kostas and Defne, two teenagers from different communities who fall in love during a time of conflict. Their love, witnessed by a fig tree in a tavern, is torn apart by war and silence. Decades later, their daughter Ada seeks to uncover the truth about her family and heritage, with the fig tree serving as a living memory. Elif Shafak weaves a magical and moving tale