Bread of Angels, Tessa Afshar
Bread of Angels, Tessa Afshar
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Bread of Angels

Author: Tessa Afshar

Narrator: Rendah Heywood

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/06/2017


Synopsis

Purple. The foundation of an influential trade in a Roman world dominated by men. One woman rises up to take the reins of success in an incredible journey of courage, grit, and friendship. And along the way, she changes the world.

But before she was Lydia, the seller of purple, she was simply a merchant’s daughter who loved three things: her father, her ancestral home, and making dye.

Then unbearable betrayal robs her of nearly everything.

With only her father’s secret formulas left, Lydia flees to Philippi and struggles to establish her business on her own. Determination and serendipitous acquaintances—along with her father’s precious dye—help her become one of the city’s preeminent merchants. But fear lingers in every
shadow, until Lydia meets the apostle Paul and hears his message of hope, becoming his first European convert. Still, Lydia can’t outrun her secrets forever, and when past and present collide, she must either stand firm and trust in her fledgling faith or succumb to the fear that has ruled her life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Madelyn

Bread of Angels was my first book by Tessa Afshar, and I was pleasantly surprised by her gift to artfully expound on Biblical stories. This one covers Lydia, briefly mentioned in scriptures as a "seller of purple." It was beautiful to see Lydia's story intertwined with the life of Paul, and walk thr......more

Goodreads review by Mesu

Tessa's unique voice--offering both wit and wisdom--emanates from every page. Lydia's story is achingly tender from the first flutter of romance to the last sting of betrayal. An intensely emotional journey. An utterly satisfying read. Acts 16 comes to life in BREAD OF ANGELS.......more

Quick review 😄: First of all, book is completely clean. Second, I love thee story of Lydia and her friends! It was truly inspiring! We really don’t know if Lydia was married or not, or simply her husband wasn’t mentioned in the Bible because he wasn’t relevant to the story (Kinda like Rahab in Jesus......more

Goodreads review by Allison

This authoress has a really lovely, easy style that made it difficult to put down. The spiritual truths in The Bread of Angels are also wonderful and highlight worthy – the themes and many of the conversations in this book really spoke to me at this time in my life and made the book very meaningful.......more