{"product_id":"intimacies-a-new-york-times-top-10-book-of-2021-9781529112078","title":"Intimacies: A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eElif 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. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 August 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 194g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 197 x 19 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529112078\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katie Kitamura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101886935290,"sku":"9781529112078","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1659729656230_book.jpg?v=1659984188","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/intimacies-a-new-york-times-top-10-book-of-2021-9781529112078","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}