10 minutes and 38 seconds in this strange world

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10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World: About the Book. What would happen if the human mind remained active for a few precious minutes after the moment of death? Ten minutes and thirty-eight seconds, to be precise… Every moment following Leila’s death brought with it a different sensory memory: the taste of spiced goat stew; the sight of pots of boiling lemon and sugar mixture; the aroma of cardamom coffee that Leila shared with a handsome student. And each memory also brought back to her mind the friends she had known at every pivotal moment in her life—those friends who were now doing everything in their power to find her. “With passion and fervor, Shafak is concerned with dismantling and dissolving barriers, whether they are racial, national, gendered, geographical, or spiritual.” "The storytelling prowess of Shafak shines through here. People should celebrate her work." - The Guardian (Sunday Times)