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Missing Pieces I: The Sanctuary of Lashes

Barış Özbek

Published: 06/10/2026 [ Fiction: 13 ]

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Missing Pieces I: The Sanctuary of Lashes is a poignant and unforgettable novel of love, loss, memory, and resilience. Growing up in a state-run children’s home, Ahmet learns to survive in a world shaped by abandonment, friendship, and hope. His life changes forever when he meets Müjgan, a young woman whose presence brings light to his darkest days. Yet their love unfolds against the turmoil of 1980s Türkiye, where political repression, exile, imprisonment, and separation threaten to destroy everything they hold dear.

About Author:

Barış Özbek is a writer of novels, poetry and short stories. His work explores the relationship between the inner world and social reality, examining human existence through the traces left by memory, conscience and collective memory. Three of his works have been published: Mabed-i Kirpik, Dilimdeki Pamukçuk and Uzla Kelam. Missing Pieces I: The Sanctuary of Lashes is the English edition of Mabed-i Kirpik and the first volume of the planned Missing Pieces trilogy. Based in the UK, Özbek writes his narratives from an intercultural literary perspective. He is an official member of Authors’ Club London and maintains literary affiliations with English PEN and the Royal Society of Literature.

CREDITS:

English translation by Serkan Daşar

English-language editing and editorial review by Jane Akatay

Product Details:

Fiction: 13
ISBN: 978-1-80135-347-2 (print)
ISBN: 978-1-80135-348-9 (digital)
Publisher: Transnational Press London
Published: 6 October 2026
Language: English
Pages: 162
Binding: Paperback
Interior Ink: Black & white
Weight (approx.): 0.75 kg
Dimensions (approx.): 15cm wide x 23cm tall