The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World ***** There 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 Gilgamesh. ***** ‘Elif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature’ Ian McEwan 'Shafak makes a new home for us in words' Colum McCann 'One of the best writers in the world today' Hanif Kureishi
| ISBN: | 9780241988749 |
| Publication date: | 3rd April 2025 |
| Author: | Elif Shafak |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 482 pages |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World ***** There 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 Gilgamesh. ***** ‘Elif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature’ Ian McEwan 'Shafak makes a new home for us in words' Colum McCann 'One of the best writers in the world today' Hanif Kureishi
There are Rivers in the Sky features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
There are Rivers in the Sky is available in Paperback, Hardback
There are Rivers in the Sky was written by Elif Shafak and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
There are Rivers in the Sky has 482 pages
£8.99
