10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

By: Elif Shafak

'in the first minute following her death, tequila leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. but they did not shut down. not right away...'for leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to...