The Forty Rules Of Love

Dive into Elif Shafak’s captivating narrative in ‘The Forty Rules of Love,’ where two parallel tales converge to explore Rumi’s timeless message of love. Set in both the contemporary era and the thirteenth century, the story follows Ella Rubenstein, a discontented forty-year-old, as she discovers Aziz Zahara’s novel about Shams of Tabriz and Rumi’s transformative journey.

Mesmerized by Shams’s teachings and Rumi’s evolution into a spiritual mystic, Ella finds parallels between their stories and her own life, discovering a philosophy rooted in unity, love, and spiritual awakening. Shafak weaves a lyrical, exuberant tale that mirrors the timeless wisdom of Rumi’s work