BOOK REVIEW: 10 MINUTES 38 SECONDS IN THIS STRANGE WORLD by ELIF SHAFAK
A BRUTAL YET BEAUTIFUL BRILLIANCE by BODHISATTYA PAL BOOK: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World AUTHOR: ELIF SHAFAK PUBLISHER: VIKING (PENGUIN BOOKS) PUBLISHING DATE: 6/6/2019 BLURB: GOODREADS BLURB 🏆 BOOKER PRIZE 2019 SHORTLISTED 🏆 THE BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2019 REVIEW: 🧿Leila Tequila's body has been left in the dumpster after murder; her heart gave up but her mind was in transition from the day of her birth to the day of being murdered for another 10 minutes 38 seconds! Haven't come across such an original & intriguing premise for a long. 🌀Born into 'not a normal family', Leila's childhood was as normal as a Turkish muslim girl. An over fanatic father, an incoherent mother and an eerie aunt full of secret. Everything was quite fine untill her body & mind gained maturity. "Little did she yet understand that the end of childhood comes not when a child’s body changes with puberty, but whe