Friday, January 09, 2026

A River in the sky

David Algar, of this parish, set "There-are-rivers-in-the-sky"  as his Book Club read for our next meet.. I'm not going to pre-judge our discussion here, suffice to say what an interesting life the author Elif Shafak has had. 

From Wiki:-  

Elif Shafak (Turkish: Elif Şafak [eˈlif ʃaˈfak]; née Bilgin; born 25 October 1971) is a Turkish-British[1] novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist,[2] and activist.

I think I'd like to share a drink with her & have a good yadda. You can read more here

Given my fascination with Istanbul & Byzantium, I've added this to my "to read" list, although she has others with a higher rating. 60 books, good grief.


How on earth authors can write in a second language will be a mystery to me. I struggle to compose correctly in my first. Let alone have an expansive vocabulary, witness this blog.....


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