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I have always devoured the books of Turkish writer Elif Shafak. I deeply connect with the way she tells stories about people on the peripheries of society and gives a voice to those who are often overlooked or unheard. Her novels offer nuanced perspectives on complex questions of identity, belonging, […]
Autumn is my favourite time of the year. As we are slowly about to say goodbye to summer and welcome Autumnal Equinox in the Northern hemisphere on 23 September, I put together a list of few books with autumn vibes, a beautiful veil of melancholy and nostalgia. In my view […]
‘Where do you start someone’s story when every life has more than one thread and what we call birth is not the only beginning, nor is death exactly an end?’ ‘People on both sides of the island [Cyprus] suffered – and people on both sides would hate it if you […]