The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

In this enchanting historical epic—the long-awaited follow-up to the bestseller The Golem and the Jinni—Helene Wecker revisits characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront unexpected new challenges in turn-of-the-century New York City in the years leading to World War I.

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. Ahmad is a jinni, a restless creature of fire, once free to roam the desert but now imprisoned in the shape of a man. Brought together under calamitous circumstances, their lives are now entwined. Fearing that they will be exposed, these magical beings hide their true selves and try to pass as human—just two more displaced immigrants in the bustling world of 1900s Manhattan. Combining historical events with elements of Jewish folklore and fantasy, the novel follows Chava and Ahmad as they encounter other beings like themselves and seek to find their places in a rapidly changing human world.

While The Hidden Palace is the sequel to The Golem and the Jinni, you do not need to read it in order to enjoy The Hidden Palace.

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