There Are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak
The interconnectedness of water and human experience are beautifully expressed in Elif Shafak’s epic century-spanning novel, taking in Nineveh and London, the Thames and the Tigris, Gilgamesh and Dickens. This is truly ambitious and profound writing, in which a number of political and moral questions, about religion, heritage, imperialism and the climate, are elegantly raised and explored.
