Susie Mesure

The roots of conflict: The Island of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak, reviewed

Nothing happens without a reason in this meticulously plotted tale of love, grief and memory set in Cyprus and London in the aftermath of the 1974 civil war

A Royal Navy helicopter picks us evacuees near Kyrenia in Cyprus during the civil war in 1974, the setting for parts of Shafak’s new novel. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images
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  • The Island of Missing Trees

    Elif Shafak

    Viking, pp. 343, £14

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