Carole O. (gatorgumbogirl) reviewed on + 28 more book reviews
This was a a book I didn't want to put down. It's a "coming of age" story, set in sixteenth/seventeenth century Persia, a time that does not resemble much that young girls and women encounter in their lives today. And yet, life issues such as the desire to love and be loved, the need to belong and for life to have meaning are the same.
From almost the first pages, it was easy to move into the hearts of our main characters and understand what drives them to do what they do..........
We step into the life of a young woman uprooted from her village after the death of her Father. She had never been beyond her village when she and her Mother went to the fabled city, Isfahan, and sought refuge in her Uncle's home. Her Uncle is a well-respected designer of fine rugs for the Shah.
After her Uncle learns of her talent in making rugs, he introduces her to the whole process of the fine art of designing and crafting exquisite rugs. however, life soon changes abruptly and so, the story begins......and it takes many, many twists and turns. I wondered right up until the end, what would happen to our main characters.
The story was so beautifully written. A unexpected bonus was the way the author has her main characters recall and tell beloved folktales at several significant points in the story. Her use of mythology brought a different layer of insight to my understanding of the ways people gained wisdom and understanding in this time period.
From almost the first pages, it was easy to move into the hearts of our main characters and understand what drives them to do what they do..........
We step into the life of a young woman uprooted from her village after the death of her Father. She had never been beyond her village when she and her Mother went to the fabled city, Isfahan, and sought refuge in her Uncle's home. Her Uncle is a well-respected designer of fine rugs for the Shah.
After her Uncle learns of her talent in making rugs, he introduces her to the whole process of the fine art of designing and crafting exquisite rugs. however, life soon changes abruptly and so, the story begins......and it takes many, many twists and turns. I wondered right up until the end, what would happen to our main characters.
The story was so beautifully written. A unexpected bonus was the way the author has her main characters recall and tell beloved folktales at several significant points in the story. Her use of mythology brought a different layer of insight to my understanding of the ways people gained wisdom and understanding in this time period.
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