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Narrated by:
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George Blagden
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By:
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Elif Shafak
About this listen
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Forty Rules of Love 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 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his 40 rules of life and love, she is shocked out of herself. Turning her back on her family, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.
It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored....
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- Arabian Bee 🐝
- 04-24-20
My first Audible experience
This book was recommended to me by my friend who also suggested signing up for audible.
The Forty Rules of Love is the first book I have read by Elif Shafak. It’s a beautiful story about love, kindness and friendship. I particularly enjoyed Shafak’s descriptions of whatever there was in this book. Moreover, different colours of the voice of the narrator added this extra factor to the entire experience. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.
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- Mr Anuj Radia
- 11-24-20
Loved it
A spiritual book with a storyline. Thoroughly enjoyable. narrator does a fab job of it too.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-03-22
An amazing book
Contains everything needed. Loved it wholeheartedly
Will be listening to it again for sure. Amazing
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- Anonymous User
- 07-27-20
A true eye opener
I was quite perplexed wether to buy this, thinking it might be anther generic love novel. How wrong was I - this book is a true eye opener, it is about love; but a very philosophical approach to it. The story was excellent & one can definitely improve oneself by listening to this novel. Amazing.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-30-24
amazingly beautiful and captivating
This was the most amazing and captivating book I ever read.
Not only written in a elegant and intriguing narrative, but also having the main story (that is a gift in itself) counted from the different perspective, made us dive deep in story in the characters skin, making it impossible to stop listening to it from start to end.
It was Genius!
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- Essra
- 10-19-19
A touching story and an equally touching narration
The book has successfully given life to many characters, each of which had their own beliefs and opinions.
The narrator did a great job embodying the different characters and distinguishing between them.
The only reason I didn't rate it as a 5 star book was because of the gloominess that surrounded the final chapters.
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- Salwa
- 11-01-24
A Journey for the Soul
I read the book before (in Arabic), and I wished to revisit and go through the experience again. The story feeds your soul & the narrator was in harmony with the deep invoking thought
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- Shopper Delight
- 08-08-21
Nice book
Liked it. As Jesus said," Love one another as I have loved you". Feel good book.
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- Priscilla Spiga
- 06-08-20
This warms your brain and your heart
This book may be a fiction, but it gives so much that I will listen to it again and again. So well written and also so well interpreted ❤️ thank you to everyone involved
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- Saeed Marzban
- 05-19-21
The most exquisite book ever written
Highly recommend for any age, race and gender. Valuable lessons hidden amongst every sentence. Finished listening to the book in less than two days.
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