--- product_id: 737929213 title: "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" brand: "elif shafak" price: "52.13 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/737929213-there-are-rivers-in-the-sky-the-beautiful-sunday-times store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # 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 **Brand:** elif shafak **Price:** 52.13 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 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 by elif shafak - **How much does it cost?** 52.13 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/737929213-there-are-rivers-in-the-sky-the-beautiful-sunday-times) ## Best For - elif shafak enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted elif shafak brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World ***** There Are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times, about love and loss, memory and erasure, hurt and healing, centred around three enchanting characters living on the banks of the River Thames and the River Tigris – their lives all curiously touched by the epic of Gilgamesh. ***** ‘ Elif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature’ Ian McEwan 'Shafak makes a new home for us in words' Colum McCann 'One of the best writers in the world today' Hanif Kureishi ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Country Of Origin | India | | Dimensions | 12.9 x 3.1 x 19.8 cm | | Generic Name | Book | | Importer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd | | Isbn 10 | 0241988748 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0241988749 | | Item Weight | 346 g | | Language | English | | Net Quantity | 1.0 Count | | Packer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd | | Print Length | 496 pages | | Publication Date | 3 April 2025 | | Publisher | Penguin | ## Images ![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 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81M9fSKYSML.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly, highly recommended *by on Reviewed in India 7 March 2025* Some books tell stories and some books become experiences—There Are Rivers in the Sky is the latter. It doesn’t just unfold in time; it moves like a river, bending, circling back, carrying fragments of history, memory and melancholy in its current. From the very first page, I found myself immersed in a world where history isn’t just something that happened—it lingers, shifts, and seeps into the present like water through cracks in ancient stone. The novel follows Arthur, a man whose life is shaped by absence, loss and a relentless pursuit of the forgotten. His story is intertwined with lost civilizations, fragile memories and people who exist in the liminal space between belonging and exile.What truly makes this book remarkable is its emotional undercurrent. It doesn’t just describe sorrow—it lets you feel the weight of histories erased, cultures displaced and identities fractured. And yet, it never feels overwhelming. Like a river, the novel carries its melancholy gently, making it something beautiful rather than burdensome. Few books use water as a narrative device as powerfully as this one. Water preserves, erases, heals and destroys. It is a metaphor for time itself, a force that both remembers and forgets.The novel’s nonlinear structure mirrors how memory actually works—it drifts, loops and resurfaces, never truly leaving us. Its characters feel like echoes of lost civilizations, people caught in history’s tide, never fully anchored and always searching. One of the thing which resonated with me very much is how this book treats melancholy—not as something to escape, but as something that connects us—to history, to memory and to one another. It soothed me in ways I didn’t expect and it lingers in my mind like the remnants of a dream.Some books are written in ink—this one feels written in water, flowing through you long after you’ve finished reading. If you are drawn to stories about lost knowledge, human fragility and the way time shapes us, then There Are Rivers in the Sky will stay with you long after you’ve closed its pages. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In Awe! *by on Reviewed in India 31 July 2026* This was the second book I read of Elif Shafak after “The forty Rules of Love” and it is so perfectly written that I am in short of words. Elif Shafak is no doubt a master in this field. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read *by on Reviewed in India 23 August 2026* Elif shafak always delights you... 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