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  2. Synopsis. "A novel enclosed by a novel, The Forty Rules of Love tells two parallel stories that coincide each other across two very different cultures and seven intervening centuries." [10] It starts when a housewife, Ella, gets a book called Sweet Blasphemy for an appraisal. [11]

    • Elif Shafak
    • 2009
  3. The Forty Rules of Love is a 2009 novel by Elif Shafak. The book tells the story of Ella Rubinstein, a woman in her late thirties who has settled into the complacency of her life. She exists without drive or passion. The narrative follows her unlikely escape from what at first appears to be inevitable unhappiness.

  4. Jan 1, 2009 · The Forty Rules of Love follows the parallel life paths of Rumi and Shams of Tabriz in the 13th century (a rather famous pair), the unfolding story of Ella, a Massachusetts housewife with her first editing job, and Aziz Z. Zahara, the globe-trotting author of the book she is reading.

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    • Hardcover
  5. May 11, 2019 · The Forty Rules of Love is a delightful entanglement of two narratives – one set in the contemporary times with Ella, a housewife as the protagonist. Hers is a story of lost love and hope, till she finds herself changed because of a book she must read as a part of her new job’s obligations.

  6. The international bestseller from the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, The Forty Rules of Love is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics.

  7. What is 'The Forty Rules of Love' about? The novel is about two parallel narratives: one follows a contemporary housewife who rediscovers herself through the study of the 13th-century poet Rumi and his companion Shams; the other narrates the unconventional friendship between Rumi and Shams.

  8. Apr 2, 2015 · 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

    • Elif Shafak
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