There are Rivers in the Sky

<p><b>The breathtaking new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, bestselling author of <i>The Island of Missing Trees</i> and <i>10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World - </i>available for pre-order now </b><br><br><b>*****</b><br><br>This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives ¿ all connected by a single drop of water.<br><br>In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh.<br><br>In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur¿s only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur¿s world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: <i>Nineveh and Its Remains</i>.<br><br>In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy s