Hadassah
One Night With The King is an exhilarating ancient romance with ribbons of suspense,
mystery, and intrigue cleverly woven through. After a brief introduction to our
contemporary Hadassah, we are thrust back to ancient Persia, where being a Jew could get
you killed, and the quest of the day was to plunder rape and destroy.
Our
modern day Hadassah begins a journey of discovery through a letter written hundreds of
years earlier, by another Hadassah, one she would call Aunt, but also in this book she is
called Esther, Star, and Queen.
For
those familiar with Esther, the book in the bible telling the story of the beautiful Jew
who would become Queen, you will delight as the recounting develops flesh and bone.
Although the cruelty and savage times demand horrific events - the authors handle these
scenes with tact and expertise. Sexual tension and race wars are rampant, as we know it
must have been. But, we love the young Hadassah as soon as we meet her. We never stop cheering for the young girl to over
come, carry on, and finally fulfill God’s destiny.
Along
the way we feast on rich servings of history – from settings: the towns, palaces,
homes, countries, to people: the concubines, Mordeci, Esther, Jesse, the slaves, to the
events: wars, kidnaps, murder, deceit, dark deeds, rapes – we do not rest on this
winding twisting road until the completely satisfying ending.
Who
knew history could be so wonderful?
These
authors show keen spiritual insight and teach us of God’s providence, His care for
those He loves is never far – even though we may feel trapped with no way out, God
cares. Esther knew this truth and in her obedience to the religious laws of her people,
she comes to know God intimately. It is in this relationship she finds freedom to be
Queen, a woman who would be pivotal in helping the Jewish people.
I
highly recommend Hadassah: One Night with the King, for anyone who is interested in one of
the most intriguing women in the Bible. Everyone will like her story and will love her as
real when seen through the obvious careful and complete research done by these new
authors. I hope we see more from this team - perhaps a book about Judge Deborah, or
Priscilla? I can only wish.
Make
sure to check Tommy Tenney’s web site for some freebies to go with, Hadassah: One
Night With the King. Visit
the website at http://hadassah-onenightwiththeking.com
Reviewed
for Road to Romance by Linda Mae Baldwin
December
1, 2003 |
