

Mon 23 Jun
|BookBar Chelsea
BookBar Presents... An Evening with Elif Shafak
Literary treasure, writer, and activist, Elif Shafak joins us to celebrate the launch of BookBar's new Chelsea shop, Independent Bookshop Week and the paperback publication of her latest novel, There Are Rivers In The Sky.
Time & Location
23 Jun 2025, 19:00 – 20:30
BookBar Chelsea, 11 Chelsea Manor St, London SW3, UK
About the event
There's plenty to celebrate with the launch of BookBar's new Chelsea shop, Independent Bookshop Week and the paperback publication of Elif Shafak's latest novel, There Are Rivers In The Sky. So join us in conversation with Women's Prize and Booker-shortlisted Elif Shafak at BookBar Chelsea, get your book signed and meet other book-lovers.
There Are Rivers In The Sky is set between two continents over two thousand years and is full of her rich and whimsicle storytelling, telling the stories of Arthur, a Victorian child, fascinated by stories of Ancient Mesopotamia; Narin, a teenage girl who journeys from contemporary Turkey to Iraq; and Zaleekhah, a hearbroken hydrologist living on the River Thames.
About There Are Rivers In The Sky
The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, There Are Rivers in the Sky is…
Tickets
Book with Ticket
Your ticket includes a paperback copy of There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak (RRP £9.99) that you can collect on the night.
£26.00
+£0.65 ticket service fee
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Your ticket includes a paperback copy of There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (RRP £9.99), posted out to you in advance of the event.
£29.50
+£0.74 ticket service fee
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£18.00
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