{"product_id":"the-forty-rules-of-love-a-novel-of-rumi-paperback","title":"The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this lyrical, exuberant tale, acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Missing Trees \u003c\/i\u003e(a Reese's Book Club Pick), incarnates Rumi's timeless message of love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives--one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when Rumi encountered his spiritual mentor, the whirling dervish known as Shams of Tabriz--that together explore the enduring power of Rumi's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla Rubenstein is forty years old and unhappily married when she takes a job as a reader for a literary agent. Her first assignment is to read and report on \u003ci\u003eSweet Blasphemy\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel written by a man named Aziz Zahara. Ella is mesmerized by his tale of Shams's search for Rumi and the dervish's role in transforming the successful but unhappy cleric into a committed mystic, passionate poet, and advocate of love. She is also taken with Shams's lessons, or rules, that offer insight into an ancient philosophy based on the unity of all people and religions, and the presence of love in each and every one of us. As she reads on, she realizes that Rumi's story mir­rors her own and that Zahara--like Shams--has come to set her free.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, bestselling novelist, a champion of women's rights and freedom of expression, and the most widely read female novelist in Turkey. Her books have been translated into more than fifty languages. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Bastard of Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHonor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThree Daughters of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2019 Booker Prize. She is also the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlack Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e. An active political commentator, columnist, and public speaker, she lives in London. Her Web site is www.elifshafak.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51994725679405,"sku":"9780143118527","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UW1KbEozM0d4Qno5OExSM2pZNTVoZz09.webp?v=1776369026","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-forty-rules-of-love-a-novel-of-rumi-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}