Author:Muriel Maufroy
Rumi is now acknowledged as one of the great mystical poets of the Western world, with huge sales of the many collections of his poetry. Not much is known about his life except that he lived in thirteenth-century Anatolia (now Turkey), had a great spiritual friendship with a wild man called Shams, brought an adopted daughter into his family, and was distraught when Shams finally disappeared.
Rumi's Daughter is the delightful novel about Kimya, the girl who was sent from her rural village to live in Rumi's home. She already had mystical tendencies, and learned a great deal under Rumi's tutelage. Eventually she married Shams, an unusual husband, almost totally absorbed by his longings for God. Their marriage was fiery and different and, in the end, dissolved by Kimya's death - after which Shams vanished.
Rumi's Daughter tells Kimya's story with great charm and tenderness. Well written and thought-provoking, it is sure to draw comparison with Paolho Coelho's The Alchemist, and also to add something fresh and new to what is so far known about Rumi.
An intriguing, passionate story, beautifully and simply told and full of extraordinary wisdom
—— Sunday TelegraphAn exquisite evocation of a young woman's spiritual awakening- A poetic gift of the creative imagination as translucent and refreshing as water from a mountain stream.
—— Anne Baring, co-author, The Myth of the GoddessA beautiful little book that speaks to the soul. The world of Rumi and Shams is seen through the eyes of a girl, full of simple wonder, wisdom and the mysterious turning of the heart. This story resonates with the sacred child and mystic in each of us.
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—— Daily TelegraphShelley’s speechifying, lonely, Miltonic monster remains one of the greatest characters in all of literature… The book may also be the greatest meditation on birth I have ever read.
—— Siri Hustvedt , The WeekIntelligent, absorbing and most enjoyable
—— Independent on SundayExcellent ... the impenetrable, imperturbable Alice compels
—— Daily MailCarefully constructed sets and a convincing commentary on social change
—— Charlotte Moore , Spectatormesmerising novel paints pictures of many different worlds in the early 20th century...busting with detail... captivating
—— Books QuarterlyWhen on song, which he often is here, Taylor is a felicitous, intelligent writer. He sets a scene with admirable clarity, peoples it with memorable characters, and offers a plot that will keep most readers hooked and satisfied for nigh on 350 pages. These days this is rarer than you might think
—— Alan Taylor , The HeraldD J Taylor is remarkably under-appreciated as a novelist.
—— Lorna Bradbury , TelegraphThis special piece of period realism is very far indeed from being either silly or dull.
—— Valentine Cunningham , IndependentTaylor is excellent on the 'incidentals' - arresting tableaux abound - and the impenetrable, imperturbable Alice compels.
—— Stephanie Cross , Daily MailA plot of Victorian complexity handled with great skill
—— Allan Massie , The Scotsman Books of the YearBlisteringly angry..,begins as a black comedy but gradually turns much darker with the mad-as-hell narrator suspected of murdering his lovers in London
—— Sunday TelegraphSutton shows us everything through Freeman's eyes and he pulls it off very well indeed. A horrible character but a compelling narrator
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—— William Leith , The ScotsmanThis darkly comic novel with it's brilliantly acute observations of life in London in the 21st Century completely captures the zeitgeist and raises more than a few laughs.
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