
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
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Narrated by:
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Alix Dunmore
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By:
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Elif Shafak
About this listen
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 AudioExcellent 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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A Very Sad Tale
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Enthralling story of friendship and beliefs
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Truly gripping and sad
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Unique
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What an amazing story
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1 of the 5
Bittersweet
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Sad and yet so beautifully written
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Amazing narration for a truly engrossing story
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