There are rivers in the sky : a novel / Elif Shafak.
"This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives -- all connected by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur's only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur's world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains. In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy city of Lalish in Iraq. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon Narin and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage. Zaleekhah foresees a life drained of all love and meaning -- until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel that spans centuries, continents and cultures, entwined by rivers, rains, and waterdrops."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593801710
- ISBN: 0593801717
- ISBN: 9780241435021
- ISBN: 0241435021
- Physical Description: 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book."--title page verso. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Epic fiction. Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 24 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 48 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Troutman Branch Library | F SHAFAK (Text) | 33114018862458 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/13/2025 |
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