The book follows Ella, who, at forty, finds herself lost and frustrated in a failed marriage. When she's hired by a literary agency, the first manuscript she comes across changes her life completely, leading her to embark on a spiritual journey guided by Rumi, a religious man famous for his sermons, and Shams, a wise dervish, who fill the pages of a mysterious writer's novel.
The floral illustrations on the cover allude to Islamic graphics with their symmetry and can be interpreted as a window into a new landscape.
