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# There are Rivers in the Sky: The beautiful Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Island of Missing Trees & BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick

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There are Rivers in the Sky: The beautiful Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Island of Missing Trees & BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick : Shafak, Elif: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: Fiction used to make facts accessible - beautifully created! - I've read several books by this author and have enjoyed them all so was keen to read her latest when it was published in paperback. Whenever I hear Elif Shafak is being interviewed I always try to listen as I love her voice - it has a gorgeous velvety quality that always sounds soothing. This book was first published in 2024. It has 470 pages split into five parts. We see the story from the perspective of three (four?) characters who take turns to be the main focus of the narrative. The writing is beautiful and you can sink into it - soaking up very glorious detail. And detail is a huge part of this author's style, taking time to show us in luxurious depth. Along with seeing, you also smell, feel, hear and sometimes even taste what is around. As you are reading there is a temptation to speed ahead to find out more but take your time and go with the flow of the narrative. Every so often the author gives lists of words which always seem to demand that you slow down and that will make the book seem at its best. Amongst the rich language there is also plenty of perceptive observations from the natural world and the humans that inhabit it. I often paused to contemplate a particular sentence. This is a perfect book to read slowly and thoughtfully - encouraging heart rate and blood pressure to reduce. Wound through the main narrative there is much for the reader to learn. The portrait of Victorian life is very visual and the Mesopotamian history is fascinating. We get to know each of the three characters gradually. All are in their separate worlds and very different from each other. Time and locations become closer as connections are revealed showing the beauty of humanity if we take the time to look. Of course, water is used for many metaphors and remains as a strong theme throughout the novel. I loved researching some of the ancient stories as I worked my way through the book - it is almost unbelievable that this civilisation existed such a long time ago but the proof is there. The book is a perfect example of fiction's ability to explain facts. At the end of the book, the author opens up her research and tells how she has used real documents by bending their stories for the narrative of the novel. I love this book and eagerly await her next one.
Review: An edifying read - This is one of those books which satisfies the inner curiosity and you come away having learned something, After reading it I was prompted to find out more about the Epic of Gilgamesh which I'd heard of but didn't really know anything about. Three different timelines yet blended together into a beautifully written whole. Having grown up in London I was able to feel the environments described, the old offices and the new, the British Museum exhibits that were part of the stories and characters in different ways. A wonderful book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 40,308 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2 in Cultural Heritage Fiction 24 in Literary Fiction (Books) 49 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (11,249) |
| Dimensions  | 14.5 x 4.2 x 22.4 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0241435013 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0241435014 |
| Item weight  | 595 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 496 pages |
| Publication date  | 8 Aug. 2024 |
| Publisher  | Viking |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fiction used to make facts accessible - beautifully created!
*by J***U on 22 September 2025*

I've read several books by this author and have enjoyed them all so was keen to read her latest when it was published in paperback. Whenever I hear Elif Shafak is being interviewed I always try to listen as I love her voice - it has a gorgeous velvety quality that always sounds soothing. This book was first published in 2024. It has 470 pages split into five parts. We see the story from the perspective of three (four?) characters who take turns to be the main focus of the narrative. The writing is beautiful and you can sink into it - soaking up very glorious detail. And detail is a huge part of this author's style, taking time to show us in luxurious depth. Along with seeing, you also smell, feel, hear and sometimes even taste what is around. As you are reading there is a temptation to speed ahead to find out more but take your time and go with the flow of the narrative. Every so often the author gives lists of words which always seem to demand that you slow down and that will make the book seem at its best. Amongst the rich language there is also plenty of perceptive observations from the natural world and the humans that inhabit it. I often paused to contemplate a particular sentence. This is a perfect book to read slowly and thoughtfully - encouraging heart rate and blood pressure to reduce. Wound through the main narrative there is much for the reader to learn. The portrait of Victorian life is very visual and the Mesopotamian history is fascinating. We get to know each of the three characters gradually. All are in their separate worlds and very different from each other. Time and locations become closer as connections are revealed showing the beauty of humanity if we take the time to look. Of course, water is used for many metaphors and remains as a strong theme throughout the novel. I loved researching some of the ancient stories as I worked my way through the book - it is almost unbelievable that this civilisation existed such a long time ago but the proof is there. The book is a perfect example of fiction's ability to explain facts. At the end of the book, the author opens up her research and tells how she has used real documents by bending their stories for the narrative of the novel. I love this book and eagerly await her next one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An edifying read
*by J***L on 2 February 2026*

This is one of those books which satisfies the inner curiosity and you come away having learned something, After reading it I was prompted to find out more about the Epic of Gilgamesh which I'd heard of but didn't really know anything about. Three different timelines yet blended together into a beautifully written whole. Having grown up in London I was able to feel the environments described, the old offices and the new, the British Museum exhibits that were part of the stories and characters in different ways. A wonderful book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting historical facts
*by S***E on 27 September 2025*

Beautifully written and very descriptive- can be hard to follow as switches between characters and times but worth sticking with it . Nearly 500 pages

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