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I loveeeeeeeeeeeed it :) it was sweet and beautiful and still sad, but I enjoyed it immensely.
Sometimes when I finish a really good novel, I will turn back to the beginning and start reading it again, at least for the first 30 or 40 pages, to get a better understanding of the characters and stories, to see what I missed. This is such a book for me . . .a historical novel about the 12th century Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi, by one of my favorite authors. It’s framed by a modern story of a 40:year old unhappy American wife/mother who in her new part-time job as a reader for a literary agency
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There are very few books that sweep you into their world and leave you a little different. As Ella often wondered about the timing of it all, at the end of this book, I cannot help but wonder the same. How could the timing of my reading this book be so right? How was it that it filled me with love, when I found myself in dire need of it?
No matter who you are or what you might be going through, this book will leave you with a lot more love, compassion and understanding than you thought you were c ...more
No matter who you are or what you might be going through, this book will leave you with a lot more love, compassion and understanding than you thought you were c ...more
I liked the idea of this book, and the novel within the novel was beautiful and inspiring and engaging. The present day story was a let down, and I feel that it actually detracted from the overall message of love and following your heart.
Worth a read, as the writing is gorgeous.
Worth a read, as the writing is gorgeous.
This book has a current day story and a novel within the story that takes place in the 13th century. It took me a little while to get into the earlier story, but I ended up really liking both stories and how they fit together.
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Shafina Khabani
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Denise
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Jessica Haider
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