The Forty Rules of Love

A captivating novel that weaves together two parallel narratives, set in the thirteenth century and modern day, to explore the power of Rumi's work and message of love. Follow Ella Rubenstein as she reads Sweet Blasphemy, a novel about Shams of Tabriz's search for Rumi, and the teachings of the forty rules of love. As Ella delves deeper into the story, she discovers its parallels to her own life and the possibility of finding freedom in love. An exhilarating follow-up to The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak.