It didn’t take me long to realise that Shafak was up to the task. It sounded both like a compelling narrative device and one that could easily go wrong. I was drawn by its intriguing title and Istanbul setting, but was also somewhat nervous about whether the author could pull off ‘the concept’ – chronicling the final 10 minutes and 38 seconds of a woman’s ebbing consciousness *after* she has been murdered. I’ve had 10 Minutes on my reading pile ever since I saw it shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize. Here are a couple of novels that have hit the mark for me recently – impressive examples of literary and American Gothic crime respectively.Įlif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Viking 2019) Hello everyone – how *are* you? I very much hope that you’re weathering the current turbulence OK, and that reading is bringing you some solace and distraction.
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