About the book
The international bestseller from the Booker-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
* One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'*
\"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough...\"
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 Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself.
'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
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Editions of Forty Rules of Love
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241972939
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241996546
- EBook
- ISBN 9780241957103
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The international bestseller from the Booker-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
* One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'*
\"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough...\"
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 Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself.
'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
*** PRE-ORDER ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW NOVEL IN ONE BRIEF MOMENT ALL ETERNITY NOW ***
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Forty Rules of Love about?
The international bestseller from the Booker-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
* One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'*
\"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough...\"
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 Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself.
'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
*** PRE-ORDER ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW NOVEL IN ONE BRIEF MOMENT ALL ETERNITY NOW ***
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Forty Rules of Love?
Fiction > Fiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: special features > Fiction: dual or multiple timelines
Where can I read a sample of Forty Rules of Love?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241972939
How long is Forty Rules of Love and how many pages does it have?
Forty Rules of Love has 368 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Forty Rules of Love?
Elif Shafak
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Forty Rules of Love is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241972939) and paperback(ISBN 9780241996546) and ebook(ISBN 9780241957103)
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