Alif the Unseen

A compelling and bewitching novel, perfect for book groups, that mixes old world magic with modern adventure. He calls himself Alif: a young man born in a Middle Eastern city that straddles the ancient and modern worlds. He believes he has found love with the aristocratic Intisar, but their relationship has no future. As a remembrance, Intisar sends Alif a mysterious book. Entitled The Thousand and One Days, Alif discovers that this book is a door to another world - a world from a very different time, when old magic was in the ascendant and the djinn walked amongst us...