Silk Road Series Book 1
The
Weaver’s Tapestry
Her father abandoned her in Samarkand and vanished along the Silk Road. Now, his secrets from a painful past return with the appearance of a mysterious weaver.
634 CE. After her mother dies in childbirth, Saina’s distraught father sells her into servitude and disappears on the Silk Road. Now a young woman, she has gained favor serving the head wife in a roadside inn outside the ancient trade city of Samarkand. But when a mysterious weaver arrives, bringing with him the garment her father wore the day he abandoned her, clues about her family’s past begin to emerge.
Teeming with the allure and mystery of ancient Samarkand, The Weaver’s Tapestry addresses the paths the human spirit takes through loyalty and betrayal, remembrance and forgiveness, and the hope that beckons us forward.
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About the Author
Anna C. Snyder’s daughter, whose lineage traces back to Central Asia, was the inspiration for her book, The Weaver’s Tapestry. What started as an idea and continued through countless hours of research and rewrites, became her historical fiction novel, set in 7th century Samarkand. Through words on the page, Anna has sought to resurrect the ancient Sogdians, a long-forgotten people, whose influence in trade, agriculture, and craftsmanship, helped shape countries and cultures along the Silk Road. More >
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