Fearing they’ll be exposed as monsters, these magical beings hide their true selves and pretend to be human-just two more immigrants in the bustling world of 1900s Manhattan. Ahmad is a jinni, a perpetually restless and free-spirited creature of fire, imprisoned in the shape of a man. In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I- the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Golem and the Jinni-Helene Wecker revisits her beloved characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront unexpected new challenges in a rapidly changing human world.Ĭhava is a golem, a woman made of clay, able to hear the thoughts and longings of the people around her and compelled by her nature to help them.
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