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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

By Elif Shafak
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak digital book - Fable

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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 Penguin presents the audiobook edition of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak, read by Alix Dunmore.

An intensely powerful new novel from the best-selling author of The Bastard of Istanbul and Honour - available for pre-order now

'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 ten 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. . .

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Loudly Crying Face“A memorable tale of a life that flashes before your eyes in the moments of death. A tail of struggle and found family with profound clarity of social issues and war. Just beautiful”
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“For 10 minutes and 38 seconds after her death, Tequila Leila’s consciousness cycles through some of the key memories of her life, from her childhood and leaving home for Istanbul, to her life there and meeting her five close friends, who were proof that, for some, water runs thicker than blood. I was gripped by this audiobook from the beginning. Leila had a distinct voice that was all her own and I felt immersed in the world and culture of Istanbul. The novel spoke of the injustices faced by those society see as “other”, particularly sex workers. The only slight dip for me was in the latter part of the book, when we were out of Leila’s POV and seeing how her friends dealt with the aftermath of her murder.”

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