November Bingo Book Club : There are rivers in the sky by Elif Shafak 💧🌊✨
About the event
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak 📖 496 pages (approx.) Genre: Literary Fiction • Historical Fiction • Magical Realism • Mythology Trigger Warnings: War and genocide • Religious persecution • Suicide and suicidal thoughts • Child abuse • Domestic violence • Alcoholism • Death and grief • Displacement • Racism • Poverty
Summary: Across centuries and continents, three lives are connected by two great rivers, an ancient poem, and a single drop of water. In Victorian London, Arthur is born into poverty beside the polluted River Thames, but his extraordinary memory opens the door to a world of books and the lost history of ancient Nineveh. In 2014, Narin, a young Yazidi girl facing the loss of her hearing, travels with her grandmother through increasingly dangerous lands beside the River Tigris. In modern-day London, hydrologist Zaleekhah moves onto a houseboat while struggling with the breakdown of her marriage and questions about her future. As their stories begin to flow together, *There Are Rivers in the Sky* explores memory, identity, cultural erasure, displacement, and humanity’s complicated relationship with water. It’s a sweeping and emotional story about everything history tries to bury—and everything water remembers.
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Join Our Book Club Bingo! 💧📚 For November, we’re diving into an ambitious story that flows across different centuries, countries, and lives. Expect mythology, forgotten histories, emotional journeys, and plenty of connections to uncover as we fill in our Bingo cards. How It Works: 💧 Grab Your Bingo Card: Filled with themes of water, memory, identity, mythology, displacement, hidden connections, and stories from the past. ✅ Mark Your Cards: Check off squares as we discuss recurring symbols, interconnected characters, historical discoveries, powerful quotes, and emotional moments. 🎉 Shout “Bingo!” Be the first to complete two rows, columns, or diagonals. 📚 Win a Book:** Two readers will leave with a new addition to their TBR pile!
Expect sweeping storytelling, multiple timelines, ancient mysteries, unforgettable characters, and lots to discuss about history, belonging, and the stories we choose to remember. 📍 The Dog on Surrey Street, Croydon 📅 Wednesday 11th November at 7:00 PM