Overview
Silent Witnessby Thomas HauserShe was never named. Never counted. Never touched by miracles. Yet she saw Him.In the shadows of Galilee, a girl named Shira stutters through a life of silence-an observer on the fringes of history. Born into a world where only loud voices leave marks, she finds meaning not in power, but in presence. One day, beneath a fig tree, she meets a boy with quiet eyes and callused hands-the carpenter's son whispered about by neighbors. He helps her bury a dying bird. He leaves a carved fish in her palm. He disappears.But years later, as tales of a rabbi who heals the sick and forgives the unforgivable ripple through Capernaum, Shira recognizes the voice behind the stories. She follows, unseen. Listens, unwelcome. Writes, unwitnessed.Rooted in biblical times yet pulsing with timeless questions, Silent Witness weaves fiction through the threads of scripture, imagining the life of a girl whose only miracle was believing. In a world moved by spectacle, hers is a story of sacred obscurity.For readers of The Book of Longings and The Red Tent, this novel dares to ask: What if the greatest faith came from someone history forgot?
- | Author: Thomas Hauser
- | Publisher: Independently Published
- | Publication Date: Jun 14, 2025
- | Number of Pages: 00156 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: NA
- | ISBN-13: 9798288026539
