Win signed copies of Elif Shafak's How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division and LIHA beauty sets for you and a friend

It feels like the world is falling apart. So how do we keep hold of our optimism?

How do we nurture the parts of ourselves that hope, trust and believe in something better? And how can we stay sane in this world of division? In this beautifully written and illuminating polemic, Booker Prize nominee Elif Shafak reflects on our age of pessimism, when emotions guide and misguide our politics, and misinformation and fear are the norm. A tender, uplifting plea for optimism, Shafak draws on her own memories and delves into the power of stories to reveal how writing can nurture democracy, tolerance and progress. And in the process, she answers one of the most urgent questions of our time.

We're excited to give away two signed copies of How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division, plus two LIHA sets – one for you and one for a friend! LIHA creates beauty products that are, like the owners of the company, a mixture of natural African roots and a quintessentially British attitude.

The sets include:

• 15ml Idan oil
• 15ml Shea Butter
• 9cl Queen Idia candle
• Cotton Travel Bag

10 runners-up will each receive a signed copy of the book.

5 Caboodle Points


Win two signed copies and beauty sets

This competition ended on 15/10/2020

Terms and Conditions

1 x winner will receive 2 x signed copies of Elif Shafak's How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division plus 2 x beauty sets from LIHA, containing 15ml Idan oil, 15ml Shea Butter, 9cl Queen Idia candle & Cotton Travel Bag
10 x runners-up will each receive a signed copy of How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division

  • No purchase necessary.
  • Closing date: 11:59pm, Thursday 15th October 2020.
  • Only one entry per person will be accepted. Entrants may not win more than one prize.
  • The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives, and subject to availability. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize. In exceptional circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right to foreclose the competition without notice.
  • The competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents except employees of the Booksellers Association and Book Tokens Ltd., their families, employees of participating bookshops, and anyone else connected with this promotion.
  • Entrants must be aged 16 or over.
  • Entrants will automatically collect 5 Caboodle Points. Find out more about How Caboodle Works.
  • Entrants agree to the Promoter using their details in post-competition publicity. Your details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed onto any third parties, unless specified. Winners’ details may be shared securely with a third-party in order to fulfil the dispatch of competition prizes.
  • We will contact winners by email. In the event of a winner not responding after 14 days, we reserve the right to allocate the prize to another winner, or foreclose the prize. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
  • The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are incomplete, illegible, incorrect, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the closing date for any reason. Automatically generated entries or entries via third parties are invalid and shall not be considered.
  • The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • The Promoter will only use your email address and other personal information as outlined in our privacy policy.
  • Promoter: Book Tokens Ltd, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

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