Recensione:
In her captivating debut novel, Burns has crafted a lush and poetical story of how the Hebrew Bible came to be. Quick-paced and full of intrigue, rife with unexpected twists and turns, J will keep you turning the pages, whether or not you're familiar with the age-old tales. --Elissa Elliott, author of Eve: A Novel of the First Woman
The novel presents a wondrous and entirely convincing account of how significant parts of the Bible came into being through the good offices of one scholarly and strong woman. It is full of suspense, mystery, and tragedy as well as delightful surprises. I was immediately caught up in its magic and could not put it down from the first page, until the dramatic and wholly unexpected ending. The tale of the heroine and that of King David and the Israelites are skillfully and seamlessly interwoven to form a sparkling, colorful tapestry. The novel is enchantingly told, full of beautiful poetic language and magnificent imagery. This is a book in which love and friendship, jealousy and strife, forgiveness and heartache, wisdom and devotion rapidly overtake each other, to form an enthralling whole. Steeped in deep understanding of the Bible, it makes the world of ancient Israel come vibrantly alive, while also building bridges across cultures and civilizations. --Eva Etzioni-Halevy,author of the Song of Hannah, The Garden of Ruth and The Triumph of Deborah
A fascinating debut challenging the tradition that men wrote the Bible, this richly imagined novel is vivid and complex; an engrossing story with a strong-minded, strong-hearted heroine. --India Edghill, author of Queenmaker and Wisdom's Daughter
L'autore:
Writer, teacher, hippie, artist, entrepreneur and communications consultant. Mary Burns lives in San Francisco but has never let go of her Irish Chicago roots.
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