The Island of Missing Trees by Elif ShafakRead about another entry on the list.
There’s something about this cover that is utterly mesmerizing, which is exactly what it’s like to read this novel—about a daughter and father living in exile in London who are reckoning with identity, the trauma of loss, and a ficus tree that seems to represent so much more than just being a plant with leaves. There’s an element of magical realism to this book that makes the characters search for lost love and family feel both mythic and completely transporting. In short, it’s a tree book that’s hard to get out of your head.
The Island of Missing Trees is among Cecile Pin's seven novels featuring multicultural London.
--Marshal Zeringue
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