Shafak has such a way with words and crafting an immersive story that perfectly balances out facts, character development, and propulsive plots. There’s so much detail to attention in her writing, yet reading this story never felt like a chore

I especially love the narrative from the fig tree. It’s such a brilliant way to incorporate environmental devastation into wars waged by humans, and at the same time implement historical events set during the time period

Shafak can write about blockchain or quantum computing and still make me sob my eyes out

Phenomenal