From award-winning writer Elif Shafak the Orange Prize long-listed author of The Forty Rules
of Love and The Architect's Apprentice The Gaze is a humorous and carnivalesque exploration
of what it means to look and be looked at... An obese woman and her lover a dwarf are sick
of being stared at wherever they go and so decide to reverse roles. The man goes out wearing
make-up and the woman draws a moustache on her face. This elegant unforgettable novel
explores our desire to look at others. 'Beautifully evoked' The Times 'Original and
compelling' TLS *** ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW NOVEL THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY IS AVAILABLE NOW
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