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What would happen if the human mind remained active for a few precious minutes after death? Ten minutes and 38 seconds, to be exact…
Every moment following Leila’s death brought with it a different sensory memory: the flavor of spicy goat stew; the sight of boiling pots of lemon and sugar; the aroma of the fragrant coffee Leila shared with a handsome student. Each memory also brought back memories of the friends she had made at each pivotal moment in her life—friends who were now doing everything they could to find her.
“With passion and enthusiasm, Shafak is concerned with dismantling and dissolving barriers, whether racial, national, gender, geographical, or spiritual.”
Sunday Times
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The Guardian
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