The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
Chava the golem and Ahmad the jinni have both carved out lives for themselves in early 20th century New York City. They are opposites - Chava is a woman of cool clay programmed to help others, while Ahmad is a fiery djinn who prefers to keep to himself. They are friends and spend their sleepless nights walking the streets and rooftops of New York. Their lives intersect with others including an heiress who suffers from a strange illness after a brief encounter with Ahmad and a rabbi's neglected daughter who stumbles into dark magic. Chava has made a life for herself as a teacher, but realizes that her time at the school may be coming to an end since others are beginning to notice that she doesn't age. Ahmad avoids contact with humans after the disastrous effect he had on the heiress, but he has a burning desire to create something magnificent.
This is a follow-up to The Golem and the Jinni, and while not as good, it is still worth reading. The author gives enough of a summary that it's not necessary to go back and re-read the first book. Multiple narrators offer different points of view and their stories are interwoven at the end.
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