The Island of Missing Trees

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March 10, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an invisible web of stories. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all in a silent conversation. - Elif Shafak - The Island of Missing Trees "Author Elif Shafak struggled at first with how to write her new book, The Island of Missing Trees. The story she wanted to tell is about a family from Cyprus, a Mediterranean island that was the center of a conflict in the 1970s, but she didn't want the story to be about tribalism or nationalism. Which is why, Shafak told NPR's Steve Inskeep, much of the story is told from the perspective of a fig tree." More from Shafak and her new book in the following interview { read more } Be The Change For more inspiration, check out Chimamanda Adichie's powerful talk, "The Danger of a Single Story." { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News This is Me at 68: Elders Reflect During Crisis The Keys to Aging Well A Pandemic Poem-Prayer Live a Life Worth Living Advice from 100-Year-Olds Thich Nhat Hanh: Ten Love Letters to the Earth On the Road with Thomas Merton 2021: Resources for the Journey DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 242,468 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More