Books published by Torn Curtain Publishing

The year is 1 AD.The setting is Samaria, in the Roman province of Judaea.Mara is the beautiful youngest daughter in a poor family, seeking her place in a world where she has always been the underdog. When Yelsaventa, a rich girl from a Romanised family, takes Mara under her wing, she thinks this is the beginning of her future. But little by little, Mara watches her life fall apart before her very eyes.How can she ever regain what has been lost?Will a chance meeting beside her ancestor's well change everything?

A story of an adventurous mouse and his imaginary travels.

With four young children in tow, Jeff and Anya set out on what was to become the adventure and, unexpectedly, the privilege, of a lifetime. In 'Foreigners in the City of Silk,' Anya writes about the bewildering and surprising, frustrating and humbling experience of living as a foreign family in Turkey.Who do you turn to when you've been in town three weeks and your two-year-old's gone missing?What sort of dream suddenly lands you in an Islamic dormitory?What gift do you bring to a circumcision party?And how, exactly, do you do God a favour?Journey with Anya as she grapples with doing business, educating children and leading an unlikely group of expats, all while navigating the unexpected spiritual landscape she finds herself in.