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It was suggested by a friend and it seems like it is going to be very interesting. The book was shipped in a timely manner and I am looking foward to reading it.
So as a Christian I looked forward to reading the book. While the book was well reviewed by others I was disturbed by the lack of veracity of actual Biblical history included in the novel. It was all fiction and misrepresented the main character. But it was not at all what I thought it would be. The continual representation of gods and goddesses was also disturbing. When I read the summary review for the book it seemed as if it was a fictional account of a real woman mentioned in the Bible.
If you read this as pure fiction, as the story of a diverse family of women experiencing both the harsh realities, joy and hardship of their time it is entertaining. Many of the times, places and traditions are clearly just clever inventions by the author to move her novel along. If read with an eye toward any historical accuracy, it will be disappointing. This is a passingly interesting story about the lives of women in Biblical times. It was supposedly based on historical facts, but that proves to be inaccurate.
I picked it up because of the historical content, but really enjoyed the story. Just finished this and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It's trash. Don't buy it; don't read it. We purchased this book for a book club reading for Christian women. After reading just a short way into it, we realized it was not Biblical, had no Biblical facts in it, wasn't even a good fiction book, and was generally deplorable.
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