The Island Of Missing Trees

The book The Island Of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak took me away to the island of Cyprus and modern London. Two teens on the island of Cyprus fell in love. One was Greek and one was Turkish so their love was not allowed. Kostas and Defne met in secret at a restaurant that had a fig tree growing in the middle of it. When war broke out Kostas moved to London with his mother while Defne stayed. Years later he returned. Defne was part of a group searching for dead bodies under ground. Eventually they get together, move to London, and have a child. Kostas is a botanist. He takes a branch of the fig tree back to London in his luggage and keeps it alive. Some of the story is told by Kostas, some by Defne, some by their daughter, and some by the tree. This was a beautiful story about love and family.