'Fans of A Discovery of Witches and The Night Circus will love this'
-Stylist
New York, 1899:
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a Jewish rabbi. When her master dies on the voyage form Poland, she arrives alone in an unkown city.
Ahmad is a djinni, a being of fire, trapped for centuries and brought back to life by Arbeely, an impoverished tinsmith who invites him to stay in his workshop in Lower Manhattan.
Together, experiencing freedom for the fırst time, they form the most unlikely of friendships. But a powerful threat will soon test their bond, driving them back into their own worlds and forcing them to make a fatefil choice.
'The most exciting debut since Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell'
-Bookpage
'Has the intimate feel of a story handed down from generation to generation'
-Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches
'Fans of A Discovery of Witches and The Night Circus will love this'
-Stylist
New York, 1899:
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a Jewish rabbi. When her master dies on the voyage form Poland, she arrives alone in an unkown city.
Ahmad is a djinni, a being of fire, trapped for centuries and brought back to life by Arbeely, an impoverished tinsmith who invites him to stay in his workshop in Lower Manhattan.
Together, experiencing freedom for the fırst time, they form the most unlikely of friendships. But a powerful threat will soon test their bond, driving them back into their own worlds and forcing them to make a fatefil choice.
'The most exciting debut since Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell'
-Bookpage
'Has the intimate feel of a story handed down from generation to generation'
-Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches
