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There are books that come to you at the correct time. This languished on my TBR pile for a very long time. Until two friends separately reminded me of it again.
The story itself is interesting. Although one might say that the ancient historical story is a bit better than the modern one. But both stories can be read on different levels.
The modern story follows Ella, an outwardly happy wife and mother, who awakens shortly before her 40th birthday to the silent orderliness of her life, and to the ab ...more
The story itself is interesting. Although one might say that the ancient historical story is a bit better than the modern one. But both stories can be read on different levels.
The modern story follows Ella, an outwardly happy wife and mother, who awakens shortly before her 40th birthday to the silent orderliness of her life, and to the ab ...more
In this book, Ella, a housewife, begins working for a publishing company and is assigned to read a novel about the Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi, and his teacher, Shams. This book alternates between the text of the novel Ella is reading and her own story and developing relationship with the author of this novel.
I really just couldn't get into this book. It felt more like a religious book than a novel, and I really didn't like any of the characters at all. ...more
I really just couldn't get into this book. It felt more like a religious book than a novel, and I really didn't like any of the characters at all. ...more
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