In 2014, teenaged Sana moves with her father into a decrepit old house that has been remodeled into decrepit apartments. The rest of the residents are elderly and have no idea (or any curiosity about) who lived in the house before, why it was built, or anything related to the sprawling manor's history. But Sana's curious enough to go exploring, and she slowly unravels the history of a young woman who lived there nearly a century before.
Told in alternating timelines between Sana's present and the first years of the manor, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is a meditation on grief, love, jealousy, and being an outsider. It's a captivating story full of flawed characters and literal hauntings. I hesitate to say more, but I will heartily recommend the book. It's absolutely excellent.
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