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"'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away ... ' Our brains stay active for ten minutes after our heart stops beating. For Tequila Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory - growing up with her father and his two wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Western magazines on her way home from school; running away to Istanbul to escape an unwelcome marriage; falling in love with a student who seeks shelter from a riot in the brothel where she works. Most importantly, each memory reminds Leila of the five friends she met along the way - the friends who are now desperately trying to find her."--Publisher description
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, Elif Shafak
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2019
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- Titel
- 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Elif Shafak
- Uitgever
- Viking
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2019
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0241293863
- ISBN13
- 9780241293867
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historische romans, Liefde, Familie, Vrouwen, Hedendaagse literatuur, Vriendschap, Moorden, Dood, Leven, Maatschappelijke romans, Herinneringen, Psychologische romans, Prostitutie, Turkije, Turkse Literatuur, Turks, Buitenstaander, Bordeel
- Eerste editie
- 2019
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
- Beoordeling
- 4,1 van 5
- Aantekening
- "'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away ... ' Our brains stay active for ten minutes after our heart stops beating. For Tequila Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory - growing up with her father and his two wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Western magazines on her way home from school; running away to Istanbul to escape an unwelcome marriage; falling in love with a student who seeks shelter from a riot in the brothel where she works. Most importantly, each memory reminds Leila of the five friends she met along the way - the friends who are now desperately trying to find her."--Publisher description