Dinah is the queen of sumptuous settings, transporting the reader effortlessly from chocolate-box Devonshire to the cabaret clubs of 1920s Paris and war-torn Malta. Brought together under calamitous circumstances, their lives are now entwined-but they're not yet certain of what they mean to each other.Both Chava and Ahmad have changed the lives of the people around them. Praise for The Hidden Palace Completely swept me away to another place and time. Fearing they'll be exposed as monsters, these magical beings hide their true selves and try to pass as human-just two more immigrants in the bustling world of 1900s Manhattan. Ahmad is a jinni, a restless creature of fire, once free to roam the desert but now imprisoned in the shape of a man. The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker (2,569) Kindle Edition 11.99 From the Publisher Editorial Reviews About the Author Helene Wecker received a BA from Carleton College in Minnesota and an MFA from Columbia University in New York.

An immersive and magical tale of loneliness, love, and finding hope.' (Buzzfeed)'A layered novel of many complex characters…To keep their worlds safe, Chava and Ahmad must access both their greatest supernatural powers and their deepest human impulses.' (Historical Novels Review) 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.Chava is a golem, a woman made of clay, who can hear the thoughts and longings of those around her and feels compelled by her nature to help them.

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