![]() And when they do, their opposing natures will be sealed by a special bond, but one that is threatened by watching eyes, roaming owners and a misunderstanding world.Ī glittering gem of a novel, as spell-binding, as it is compelling, The Golem and The Djinni asks us what we’re made of and how we can break free. Two companions who were never meant to be released, and never meant to meet. ![]() Without a single master, she is bombarded by a cacophony. From the depths of folkloric history come Chava the golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi and Ahmad, a djinni, born in the ancient Syrian desert and trapped in an old copper flask released accidentally by a tinsmith in a Lower Manhattan shop. He dies during the crossing to New York, and the Golem is suddenly on her own, a crisis for a being designed to be an unthinking slave. Golem and the Djinni – Myth and Legend told as fictionīut these two are more than strangers to this land, they are strangers to this world. One cold night, two newcomers emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York, and it is never the same again. With appeal to fans of Erin Morgenstern and Deborah Harkness. ![]() ![]() `One of only two novels I’ve ever loved whose main characters are not human’ Barbara Kingsolver `By far my favourite book of of the year’ Guardian THEY WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.įor fans of The Essex Serpent and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock. ![]()
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