Daughter of Samarkand

Set against the vibrant backdrop of 9th-century Samarkand and Bukhara, Daughter of Samarkand brings to life an era when scholars from across the known world gathered to preserve and expand human knowledge and when a young woman's art becomes her greatest weapon for survival.

In the golden age of the Silk Road, seventeen-year-old Thuraya bint Yusuf harbours a dangerous secret. While the world sees only the dutiful daughter of Samarkand's most respected calligrapher, she is actually a gifted illuminator, working in shadows to master arts forbidden to women.

When a prestigious commission from Baghdad's House of Wisdom arrives, Thuraya sees her chance to step into the light but betrayal lurks closer than she thinks, forcing her into a desperate gamble that will either secure her future or destroy everything she holds dear.

As political tensions rise across the Islamic world, Thuraya discovers that the greatest treasures of the Silk Road aren't silk or spices they're knowledge, friendship, and the courage to forge your own destiny.