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Elif Shafak: The five emotional books that have shaped me

April 5, 2025
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My Dear Kabul (Coronet Books, 2024) was highlighted by Turkish-British novelist and essayist Elif Shafak as one of the five reads that have inspired her writing, interviewed by journalist Anna Bonet.

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