The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ellas life - an emptiness once filled by love. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A magical, cross-century tale of self-discoveryElla Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ellas life - an emptiness once filled by love.So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is shocked out of herself. Turning her back on her family she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored... Author Biography Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist, whose work has been translated into fifty-six languages. The author of nineteen books, twelve of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafaks last novel, The Island of Missing Trees, was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller, and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and the Womens Prize for Fiction. Her novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the RSL Ondaatje Prize. There Are Rivers in the Sky is her latest novel. Review A gorgeous, jeweled, luxurious book * The Times *With its timely, thought-provoking message . . . The Forty Rules of Love deserves to be a global publishing phenomenon * Independent *Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love * Metro *Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent * Daily Telegraph *The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself * The Times *A gorgeous, jeweled, luxurious book * The Times *Shafak will challenge Paulo Coelhos dominance. With its timely, thought-provoking message . . . The Forty Rules of Love deserves to be a global publishing phenomenon * Independent *Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love * Metro *Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent * Daily Telegraph *The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself * The Times * Promotional Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ellas life - an emptiness once filled by love. Review Text A gorgeous, jeweled, luxurious book Review Quote A gorgeous, jeweled, luxurious book Promotional "Headline" A magical, cross-century tale of self-discovery Details ISBN0241972930 Year 2015 ISBN-10 0241972930 ISBN-13 9780241972939 Format Paperback Pages 368 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Elif Shafak Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2015-04-02 Media Book DEWEY 823.92 Language English UK Release Date 2015-04-02 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-06-23 AU Release Date 2015-06-23 Alternative 9780241957103 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:92959785;

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