Literary 2020

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

Published in Spanish as Mis últimos 10 minutos y 38 segundos en este extraño mundo

In the pulsating moments after she has been murdered and left in a dumpster outside Istanbul, Tequila Leila enters a state of heightened awareness.

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What it is

All in one day, one night or one summer · it leaves you shaken

What happens in it

Found family One day, one summer

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you love a family people choose
  • you don't mind a good cry
  • you want a book that doesn't look away

Maybe not if…

  • you'd rather skip the hard scenes

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