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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

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

Author:
Elif Shafak
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Book
38
Narrator
24
Release Date
August 8, 2024
Duration
16 hours 48 minutes
Summary
This audiobook is read by Olivia Vinall, and Elif Shafak reads the Note to Reader at the end of the story.

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.

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION
WINNER OF THE GORDON BOWKER PRIZE 2025
WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION

‘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

© Elif Shafak 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
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What listeners say
Listeners found the audiobook deeply engaging and intellectually stimulating. They praised its intricate narrative structure and emotional depth. The storytelling was described as both enlightening and beautifully woven. Many noted an intense emotional impact and a strong desire for the audiobook to continue. Overall, it was considered a powerful listening experience.
Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2025

Couldn't stop listening to this book. A wonderful journey through time and history. Thank you Elif for keeping me so captured in the stories and then making everything make sense right at the end.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2026

I thoroughly enjoyed this sometimes strange and enlightening book.

Profile Avatar Anna Y. Jan 2026

Beautifully woven book connecting protagonists across time and space. Gathered with a poet’s sensitivity and fed by a deep cross-cultural research. Definitely worth a listen.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2025

Extraordinary book, didn’t want it to end.

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2025

There are rivers in the sky is a book of extraordinary depth. Depth of feeling depth of understanding of how our history shapes us and of course the depth of the rivers that carry our memories (if you know how to look for them). it is story that I never wanted to end and in some ways, I suppose, it doesn't because the rivers continue to flow and the desire to read about and see artefacts from Gilgamesh has only begun.Thank you ElifDave

Profile Avatar Margarida A. May 2025

A powerful and overwhelming book. It masterfully shifts between light moments of pure tenderness and love, and intense depictions of difficult, often hard-to-digest themes. Exceptionally well written – I loved every part of it. The narrator is simply outstanding.

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

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

Author: Elif Shafak
Read by: Olivia Vinall
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