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by Elif Shafak
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Readers hailed this novel’s lush, lyrical prose and its humane, imaginative weaving of Cyprus’s turbulent history with themes of displacement, ecology, grief, and healing. Many were deeply moved by the star-crossed love story and the book’s atmospheric sense of place, finding it insightful and emotionally resonant. A notable minority, however, were alienated by the semi-anthropomorphic fig tree narrator, calling the metaphors heavy-handed, the social commentary overstuffed, and the structure uneven, with plot and character sometimes taking a back seat. Overall, it’s seen as ambitious and elegiac—rewarding for prose-led readers, polarizing for those seeking tighter plotting.
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- Title The Island of Missing Trees: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022
- Author Elif Shafak
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- ISBN 9780241988725 / 0241988721
- Category Fiction - General
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.6
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