The Hidden Palace

A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni

De: Helene Wecker

Narrado por: George Guidall

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 best seller 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. Ahmad is a jinni, a restless creature of fire, once free to roam the desert but now imprisoned in the shape of a man. 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. 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. Park Avenue heiress Sophia Winston, whose brief encounter with Ahmad left her with a strange illness that makes her shiver with cold, travels to the Middle East to seek a cure. There she meets Dima, a tempestuous female jinni who’s been banished from her tribe. Back in New York, in a tenement on the Lower East Side, a little girl named Kreindel helps her rabbi father build a golem they name Yossele - not knowing that she’s about to be sent to an orphanage uptown, where the hulking Yossele will become her only friend and protector.

Spanning the tumultuous years from the turn of the 20th century to the beginning of World War I, The Hidden Palace follows these lives and others as they collide and interleave. Can Chava and Ahmad find their places in the human world while remaining true to each other? Or will their opposing natures and desires eventually tear them apart - especially once they encounter, thrillingly, other beings like themselves?

©2021 Helene Wecker (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Beautiful writing. Loved this story.

The story picks up from book one and expands and grows. It's a pleasure to read a book that is written so well. Imaginative, twisty, powerful, delicate . . . I had a great time listening to this.

Enjoyed it just as much as the first

Loved it. Wasn't sure how they were going to bring the story to a close, and how they did it was nice. I enjoy the narrator

The now and the then

I loved the Golem and the Ginny. This book did not disappoint. I love the character development. I liked the historical component and the fairytales. Ready for more

Great story

I cannot express how much I have enjoyed this book and its predecessor. Helen Wecker had a great and novel idea. Her writing keeps you engaged the whole time. I'm hoping for a 3rd book in the future.

A Worthy Successor!

Solid narration as always from George Guidall. I love Wecker's writing and had been eagerly anticipating this sequel. It did not disappoint. The characters needed to grow and evolve with the times, and they did so beautifully. I hope there is a third!

Excellent narration!

The characters are fully developed and intriguing. I found it difficult to sleep because I wanted to continue listening to the story.

great fantasy story with plenty of twists.

I loved the first book and the second book did not disappoint. lots of twists and turns and very strong plot.

Another entrancing dream from Helen Wecker

This is a sequel worth reading. I look forward to similar works from this author.

Good progression to the characters

The middle is a bit slower but the beginning and end are strong. As with the first book the narrator is great

Part 2 of a wonderful fantasy for grownups

Performed magnificently, this sequel to the Golem and the Jinni was as captivating as its predecessor. A highly intelligent and mesmerizing tale,.