The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories
A source page for quotes linked to Mahvesh Murad.
“They were taller than the tallest men in the village”
“a swirl of smoke trapped in a glass bottle, an odd unlabelled thing unknowingly put up for sale.”
“The circle that they drew was laid with fresh petals from the cherry tree on a bed of salt...”
“Then he saw it. The feet of every man in the congregation were turned backwards at the ankles.”
“The blessed lives of model-types, banking on the envy of the unwashed populace to earn their keep.”