But while her talent flourishes, her prospects for a happy marriage grow dim.
With nowhere else to go, they are forced to sell the brilliant turquoise rug the young woman has woven to pay for their journey to Isfahan, where they will work as servants for her uncle, a rich rug designer in the court of the legendary Shah Abbas the Great.ĭespite her lowly station, the young woman blossoms as a brilliant designer of carpets, a rarity in a craft dominated by men. But when her beloved father dies, she and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. In 17th-century Persia, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year.
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