Elif Shafak

Leilas hjärta har stannat, men hennes medvetande lever vidare i 10 minuter och 38 sekunder. I detta limbo mellan liv och död flimrar minnesbilder från hennes liv förbi, ett efter ett. Samtidigt måste hennes vänner ta till drastiska åtgärder för att hon inte ska sluta sina dagar i en omärkt grav på De bortglömdas begravningsplats. 10 minuter och 38 […]

From Booker-shortlisted author Elif Shafak, Honour is a gripping tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures. ‘My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten’ Pembe and Adem Toprak leave Turkey for London. There they make new lives for their family. Yet the traditions and beliefs of their home […]

A rich, magical novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World – now a top ten Sunday Times bestsellerIt is 1974 on the island of Cyprus

One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctor’s surgery. ‘I need to have an abortion’, she announces. She is nineteen years old and unmarried. What happens that afternoon will change her life. Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse, all the […]