I have come to see that I am an argumentative person who is frequently convinced that my angle, my take, on a matter, is the right one. This kind of delusional self-belief is not rewarded in many other spheres of social life, so I write essays. There is a Turkish saying that one's home is not where one is born, but where one grows full - dogdugun yer degil, doydugun yer. Root & Branch unsettles neat descriptions of inheritance, belonging and place. Eda Gunaydin's essays ask: what are the legacies of migration, apart from loss? And how do we find comfort in where we are?

Contents: A rock is a hard place -- Second city -- Rahat -- Only so much -- Gothic body, in two parts -- Shit-eating -- Kalitsal -- Western medicine -- Literacy -- Live on -- Tell-all -- Dogdugun yer, doydugun yer -- Works cited -- Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references.
Victorian Premier's Literary Award Shortlist 2023
Winner Non-Fiction Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2023
ABIA Shortlist 2023