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Cool midday breeze blows
Towering trees and green leaves
To me this is peace

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Structurally creative and informative, and hopeful! Recommend to everyone with an interest in the planet and ecology.

Overall I enjoy the story, and I have to confess I didn't know anything about the Cyprus civil war and it was really interesting, I'm sure I'll look more into it. Despite loving magic realism and the way Shafak writes, I often found the parts told from the fig tree's point of view quite boring and I felt myself disconnecting and having to re-read them sometimes. I didn't mind the parts of the fig tree when they were relevant to the story, it was⬇️

“These Olive Trees is far more than a picturebook about a refugee experience. It provides a distinct look into the resilience and culture of the Palestinian people.“ See the full review of this picturebook here: https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/xvii-1/8/

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I'm sat under my apple trees in the blazing sun, reading a novel about trees. I have not moved from this spot all day. 🌞

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Library books and sunshine today! The tulips are blooming

Wow. Fantastic way to advertise the dangers of pollution, industrialization, and business that harms the environment to a young audience. And that‘s an abrupt ending that leaves a great impact rather than an unfinished one.