The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
By: Shubnum Khan
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Rebecca meets The House of Spirits in this sweeping, …
Want to Read $ 14.99"It walked to many places in the world and swam through many seas. It moved among men and watched how they lived and how they fought. Men were the same everywhere—power-hungry creatures always engaged in wars. They smelled bad and were selfish and told lies, especially to themselves."-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
"It walked to many places in the world and swam through many seas. It moved among men and watched how they lived and how they fought. Men were the same everywhere—power-hungry creatures always engaged in wars. They smelled bad and were selfish and told lies, especially to themselves."-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
"The end always returns to the beginning; the circle always seeks to be whole, and so when the end comes for Meena Begum, she is remembering the river and the way it runs through the village like a person, like a friend with a laughing face and open arms. She can hear the sound of rain and the way it fills the river like a drumbeat as it carries away twenty-one grams of soul."-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
"The end always returns to the beginning; the circle always seeks to be whole, and so when the end comes for Meena Begum, she is remembering the river and the way it runs through the village like a person, like a friend with a laughing face and open arms. She can hear the sound of rain and the way it fills the river like a drumbeat as it carries away twenty-one grams of soul."-Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
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3. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
By: Shubnum Khan
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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