“Tequila Leila” is immortalized beyond time By Diane Walsh (c) mediageode June 2024 Elif Shafak’s novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, tells the story of “Tequila Leila.” Leila is a murdered sex worker inhumanely deposited in the gravel on the outskirts of Istanbul. “Covered with clumps of sagebrush, nettles and knapweed, and Continue reading