The Forty Rules of Love - Elif Shafak

The heroine of the novel, Ella, the unfortunate wife, reached the age of forty when she read a novel that discusses the life of Jalal al-Din Rumi and his teacher the Sufi dervish Shams al-Tabriz. So she was enchanted by Shams's rules that illuminate old philosophical concepts about the unity of peoples and religions, about the passion of poetry, and about the depth of love buried in each of us. Thus, the life of Ella is turned upside down... Publication year: 2017 Cover type: Paperback Size: 21 × 14