This is a book am v skeptical to do a review cause I know I can't do it justice. So let's get this straight - I absolutely loved this book. This is one of the books I think all of us should read once in a life time. But errr I believe we appreciate a book of this genre more with our age (Am v positive that I would hv flipped thru this book 5 years back wondering what the hue-n-cry is about :))
The book starts off with the story of Ella - a forty something lady living in suburbs of the US who disillusioned with her own marriage starts a
clandestine 'affair' with the author of a book she's reviewing - a
photographer travelling across the world! The book happens to revovle around the story of Rumi- Shams Tabrizi....
Rumi is a profound preacher, a well respected personality in the society but has lead a cushioned life and doesnt comprehend the life of a of a leper - a prostitute or what it means to live in poverty - Life for him was a simple black-n-white rule book. On other side, you have Shams Tabrizi a wandering dervish who doesn't abide by any rules of society n embraces a prostitute - a scholar with equal gusto! The story revolves around how Shams Tabrizi influences Rumi n from this "spiritual" bond is born the Rumi as we know him today - a Sufi mystic and poet whose verses on love has withstood the test of time!
The entire book keeps oscillating between the story of Ella n the story of 'Rumi - Shams Tabrizi. The book has been handled so well that these stories actually end up complimenting each other. Each story so delicately handled that there are times you literally hold your breath waiting for the plot to unfold......
Weaved thru these two stories is the forty rules of love - each a gem. Here is a link I googled up that has these 40 gems compiled together....
A must read as per me.....
Linkint this to May Photo a day challenge for the prompt "Something with F"("Forty rules of Love" does begin with F rt :-P)
The book starts off with the story of Ella - a forty something lady living in suburbs of the US who disillusioned with her own marriage starts a
clandestine 'affair' with the author of a book she's reviewing - a
photographer travelling across the world! The book happens to revovle around the story of Rumi- Shams Tabrizi....Rumi is a profound preacher, a well respected personality in the society but has lead a cushioned life and doesnt comprehend the life of a of a leper - a prostitute or what it means to live in poverty - Life for him was a simple black-n-white rule book. On other side, you have Shams Tabrizi a wandering dervish who doesn't abide by any rules of society n embraces a prostitute - a scholar with equal gusto! The story revolves around how Shams Tabrizi influences Rumi n from this "spiritual" bond is born the Rumi as we know him today - a Sufi mystic and poet whose verses on love has withstood the test of time!
The entire book keeps oscillating between the story of Ella n the story of 'Rumi - Shams Tabrizi. The book has been handled so well that these stories actually end up complimenting each other. Each story so delicately handled that there are times you literally hold your breath waiting for the plot to unfold......
Weaved thru these two stories is the forty rules of love - each a gem. Here is a link I googled up that has these 40 gems compiled together....
A must read as per me.....
Linkint this to May Photo a day challenge for the prompt "Something with F"("Forty rules of Love" does begin with F rt :-P)
