Book Club: The Island of Missing Trees In-Person
Join us for an evening book club to discuss The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. Borrow a copy of the book at the Information Desk. Please register when you pick up your book, since copies are limited. Librarian Caitlin will lead the book discussion.
The Island of Missing Trees follows two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, that meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, and when the teenagers vanish. Decades later, Kostas returns. He is a botanist looking for native species, but really, he’s searching for lost love.
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room B
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Book Group