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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

By: Elif Shafak
Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
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Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019

Brought to you by Penguin.

'In the first minute following her death, Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away....'

Our brains stay active for 10 minutes after our heart stops beating. For Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory: growing up with her father and his wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Western magazines on her way home from school; running away to Istanbul to escape an unwelcome marriage; falling in love with a student who seeks shelter from a riot in the brothel where she works.

Most importantly, each memory reminds Leila of the five friends she met along the way - friends who are now desperately trying to find her....

©2019 Elif Shafak (P)2019 Penguin Audio Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Women's Fiction Heartfelt Marriage Emotionally Gripping Inspiring Tear-jerking Human Brain

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this story is so good , I can't find the right words to describe how much I enjoyed it

Excellent in every way,

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searing critique of Turkey's patriarchal violence but also life affirming and uplifting
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brilliant

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I found this book difficult to follow initially. Then I felt,that I needed to know how it would end. I think it's too far fetched,.

A Very Sad Tale

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I was entranced by the story from beginning to end. A world and story unfamiliar to me told in vivid detail that I felt I was on the streets of instanbul

Enthralling story of friendship and beliefs

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An amazing, interesting and gripping colour book, the authors details and descriptions are so intricate and real. Loved it, thanks.

Truly gripping and sad

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A gift to the soul and a reminder of the human in us. With its rawness, this book deeply touched me!

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Unique

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I can't really express how much I enjoyed listening to this book. Firstly the narration was amazing, bringing each character to life. The story itself was incredible, the concept was so imaginative. I loved the rag taggle friends who each had their own story and were so wonderfully described. This is the third book I have read by Elif Shafak and I will be reading more.

What an amazing story

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10 minutes and 38 seconds is all that remains in the life of Tequila Leila as we follow her final thoughts we get a bittersweet and intimate look into the meaning of life and the meaning of friendship.

1 of the 5

Bittersweet

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This is the first novel I have ever listened through an audible and I am so glad that I chose it.

Sad and yet so beautifully written

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Quite simply the best audiobook narration I have encountered to date - Alix Dunmore’s performance really brought the story and the individual characters to life. I absolutely loved it.

Amazing narration for a truly engrossing story

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