A review by maree_k
The Gaze by Elif Shafak

5.0

What an amazing book! Dreamlike, enchanting, insightful and sad, The Gaze is combines elements of fairy-tale and contemporary drama into something that is neither of those things. It is beautifully written; a book to savour and reflect upon. It comments on how we are seen, and how we see others but, more than that, it looks into the awful secrets that scar lives and make us who we are.

It's not always an easy read, but it is an unforgettable one. Can't recommend this highly enough.