Intimacies: A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2021

Elif Shafak's novel "The Island of Missing Trees" is a captivating story of tension and power, featuring Avni Doshi, Brandon Taylor, and Raven Leilani. It follows an interpreter who comes to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court, becoming involved in personal dramas and a political controversy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 04 August 2022
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Captivating Elif Shafak Charged with tension and power Avni Doshi Simply stunning Brandon Taylor Gorgeous Raven Leilani An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities,she is looking for a place to finally call home. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas. Her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her life. One of my favourite novels of the past few years Caleb Azumah Nelson

Weight: 194g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529112078