There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak Paperback Book 9780241988749

The new novel from the Bookershortlisted internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange WorldThere Are Rivers in the Sky is a rich sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times about love and loss memory and erasure hurt and healing centred around three enchanting characters living on the banks of the River Thames and the River Tigris their lives all curiously touched by the epic of GilgameshWINNER OF THE GORDON BOWKER PRIZE 2025WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTIONFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTIONElif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature Ian McEwanShafak makes a new home for us in words Colum McCannOne of the best writers in the world today Hanif Kureishi