There are Rivers in the Sky

It will make you think, cry, rage – and hope. It is Elif Shafak at her best ― The New Statesman

Gloriously expansive and intellectually rich... a magnificent achievement ― The Spectator

Richly evocative. A fascinating stream of storytelling. ― Financial Times

Engrossing. I turned the pages hungrily, carried by Shafak’s energetic prose and confident that it was heading towards a coherent and rewarding ending. As ever, Shafak did not disappoint. ― I Paper

An absorbing novel. Shafak is a novelist whose interest in mapping the intricately related world and its history goes beyond literary device. ― Guardian

Elif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature -- Ian McEwan

Shafak makes a new home for us in words -- Colum McCann

A writer of important, beautiful, painful, truthful novels -- Marian Keyes

A brilliant, unforgettable novel, which raises big ideas of 'who owns the past' with nuance and complexity. Elif Shafak ties together diverse time periods and places in a way that seems both natural and wonderfully unexpected. -- Mary Beard

Bright, vivid and timeless like rivers. -- Philippa Gregory