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Janice Broyles
Autore di The Secret Heir
Opere di Janice Broyles
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- Opere
- 6
- Utenti
- 20
- Popolarità
- #589,235
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 5
- Lingue
- 1
Prophecy holds that David will be the next King after Saul and he swears his loyalty yet Saul feels threatened by David’s mere presence. He does not believe David when he says he is not out to usurp Saul only to honor him but Saul is falling into madness. Even when David joins the family through marriage it does not seem to calm matters – in fact it seems to exacerbate them. Soon David is in real danger. Despite Michal’s love for her husband and her father she cannot reconcile the two of them and soon she is forced to follow her father’s edicts and David is sent away.
Ms. Broyles brings the ancient world to vivid life with her descriptions and characterizations. I did not realize this book was part of a series and did not feel any lack for not having read the first book. I was only slightly familiar with the story of Michal and knew only the beginning and end of David’s story. This book certainly fills in the middle. The time period is brought to life from life in the desert to the wars of the time and the madness of King Saul. It’s at heart a love story dealing with the trials of trying to stay together when everything is pulling you apart.… (altro)