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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019
Brought to you by Penguin.
'In the first minute following her death, Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away....'
Our brains stay active for 10 minutes after our heart stops beating. For Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory: growing up with her father and his wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Western magazines on her way home from school; running away to Istanbul to escape an unwelcome marriage; falling in love with a student who seeks shelter from a riot in the brothel where she works.
Most importantly, each memory reminds Leila of the five friends she met along the way - friends who are now desperately trying to find her....
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- Tulika mattoo
- 22-12-21
Lovely book
This was a beautiful melancholic book with a lot of emotions. The author took us to the streets of Istanbul into the life or rather murder of Tequila Laila with an 'i' and not a 'y'. How very strange is the fact that in some people the brain activity can go on for as long as 10 minutes and38 seconds after their heart has stopped. What goes on in the brain after death is what the book is all about. The water family(friends) is sometimes all we need to survive when the blood family is a mess.
This teared me up more than once. Lovely work by Elif Shafak. I will check out more of his work. Brilliant narration by Alix Dunmore.
4.5 stars from me.
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- nidhyjo
- 23-04-20
excellent storytelling
loved it...passionate story from Turkey...handles sensitive issues gracefully
excellent narration...changing voices is a plus.
my first book from Turkey and also where story starts after protagonist death
no wonder this novel is shortlisted for 2019 booker prize
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- iSanaSiddiqui
- 18-10-19
It’s Worth it
The story and the way it’s written are so engaging. Kudos to the writer.
Alix Dunmore has done such fine job at narrating the book the Turkish accent made it very easy to envisage the scenes.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.
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- Rahul halder
- 11-04-20
amazing.. beautiful.. haunting
I loved it. the narrator was amazing.. great writing.. beautiful story.. highly recommended.. please read/listen to it
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- Dr. Kedar Upadhyay
- 01-01-20
Emotional roller-coaster
The book engages us right from the first chapter. As it progresses we feel empathized with Layla (the centre character) and her world. The novel looses its grip a bit in between but starts building momentum again. The narrator is superb. We can feel each and every charater in her voice. The story is very sensitive and heart touching. Its all about love, friendship, and emotions. Truly worth to listen to...
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- nengcy
- 18-07-20
Beautiful story
Love the story of a prostitute, Tequila Leila, how she became a what she is, the friends she’d made and her life and death in the city of Istanbul. The story is told after her death, in the 10 minutes and 38 seconds before her mind shuts down. Enjoyed every bit of it
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-11-19
speechless
what a narrative. I have got find of elif shafak style.of writing. and this one was the best
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- piduguralla kondalu
- 16-12-19
Tequila Leila
loved the story very engaging, beautifully written characters, loved how chapters were dedicated. going to read more books of this author
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- Srinivas Vishnubhatla
- 14-01-20
Touching, implausible in parts
Searing underbelly of most large cities and countries in transition - one foot in the past and another in the air
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- Dr Pooja Raizada
- 28-02-21
A little overboard, but enjoyed listening to it
her best is Forty Rules of love, however liked this book as well. Lot of loose ends at places, but still nice
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