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The Forty Rules of Love

By: Elif Shafak
Narrated by: George Blagden
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The audiobook edition of The Forty Rules of Love written by Elif Shafak, read by George Blagden.
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.

© Elif Shafak 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

 Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

A gorgeous, jeweled, luxurious book
With its timely, thought-provoking message . . . The Forty Rules of Love deserves to be a global publishing phenomenon
Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love

Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent
The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself
All stars
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Astonishingly beautiful and readable love story, mystical poem and historical adventure. I can't remember when I last read a novel that impressed me so much.

"The Embodiment of Nothingness"

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Narrated with warmth and compassion.
The narrator gently illustrates many different characters subtly and effectively.

An intricate web of colourful characters, this beautifully written book carries you through history and brings to life timeless truths that are needed today more than ever.
So grateful to have received this precious gift.

Beautiful and full of wisdom

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To be honest I’m a bit spellbound on finishing this. I’m amazed that the Sufi traditions are being wiped out and feel sad. It’s all so correct and in line with other peaceful edicts.

I’m not religious and so the whole undertone of love that permeates this, is just so nourishing and wholesome. Absolutely fantastic. Thanks to the author and the narrator as well. Superb accents and tonality

Absolutely superb and gripping

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enjoyed every minute of it, lots of brain food, well read, very interesting .

so sad the book I finished 😢

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I really enjoyed listening to this book. Beautifully written and narrated. It was thought provoking and certainly challenges you about your life and choices.

Loved this book

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