Water connects three characters - a raindrop falling in ancient Ninevah, Mesopotamia: a partly lost poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and two rivers, the Thames and the Tigris. The Victorian Arthur searches for the lost tablets of the poem. Narin, a Yazidi girl, is enslaved during the genocide of her people in 2014. Zaleekhah in London in 2018 finds peace by reconnecting with her homeland. Shafak is a remarkable storyteller. Her creativity and research are truly breathtaking.
(Christine Miller - bwl 115 Winter 2025 ) |
