Sarah: Book One of the Canaan Trilogy
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00029DH86 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 147 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A good read, but seemed to be wander a bit from the Biblical presentation Glen Olson This past year I have been reading a several biographies on old testament characters. I like to read those that presents a woman's point of view. This was good in that I was able to learn what life may have been like at the time that Sarah (Sarai) lived. I felt that a little too much liberty was taken in the story line. It paralleled the Biblical story, but seemed to develop a background that for her that seemed a bit unlikely. Still, I did enjoy the read and felt like I did learn from it.. Larissa said I loved this book. I loved this book. I'm fascinated by women in the Bible, and this fictional account of Sarah's life is vivid and very interesting.. Ron T said Enjoyable. If you are looking for something that follows the Biblical account exactly, then this is not going to please you. This is a fictional novel that generally aligns with the story of Abraham and Sarah. In the Genesis account there is minimal background revealed about Sarah. We are told she is Abram's wife, she is barren and she was beautiful. I felt Halter provided a creative work to weave those points into a thoughtful novel. The interaction of the characters to each other and circumstances was the interesting aspect of the book. That's because we know how things ended!
But on her return, still desperate to avoid another wedding, she drinks a poisonous potion that will make her barren and thus unfit for marriage. The story of Sarah, and of history itself, begins in the cradle of civilization: the Sumerian city-state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth. The daughter of a powerful lord, Sarah is raised in great luxury, but balks at the arranged marriage her father has planned for her. But the memory of their night together has always haunted Sarah, and she gives up her exalted life to join Abram's tribe and follow the one true God, an invisible deity who speaks only to Abram. The groom is handsome and a nobleman, but on their wedding day, Sarah panics and impulsively flees to the vast, empty marshes outside the city walls. It is then that her journey truly begins; a journey that holds the key to her remarkable destiny as the mother of nations.From the great ziggurat of Ishtar and the fertile valleys of Canaan to the bedchamber of the mighty Pharaoh himself, Sarah's story reveals an ancient world full of beauty, intrigue, and miracles.. There she meets a young man, Abram, a member of a nomadic tribe of outsiders. Many years later, Abram