Have you read the work of brilliant Booker-shortlisted author Elif Shafak?⁠ ⁠ If not, #TheFortyRulesOfLove is a great place to start. First published in 2009, the gorgeous novel is inspired by Sufi mysticism and has a dual narrative: following Ella Rubinstein in the present day and Rumi and Shams of Tabriz in the 13th century.⁠ ⁠ It was also named one of the BBC's ‘100 Novels that Shaped the World’.⁠ ⁠ #HistoricalFiction #ElifShafak #InternationalBestseller #Sufi #NovelsThatShapedTheWorld