Sarai
March 5th, 2012. Filed under: Monday's Musings.Sarai: A Novel
By Jill Eileen Smith
Sarai, the last child of her aged father, is beautiful, spoiled, and used to getting her own way. Even as a young girl, she is aware of the way men look at her, including her half-brother Abram. When Abram finally requests Sarai’s hand, she asks one thing–that he promises never to take another wife as long as she lives. Even her father thinks the demand is restrictive and agrees to the union only if Sarai makes a promise in return–to give Abram a son and heir. Certain she can easily do that, Sarai agrees.
But as the years stretch on and Sarai’s womb remains empty, she becomes desperate to fulfill her end of the bargain–lest Abram decide that he will not fulfill his. To what lengths will Sarai go in her quest to bear a son? And how long will Abram’s patience last?
ISLAND BREEZES
I like books that force me to think about what a biblical person’s life might have been like. Jill Eileen Smith does a very good job of rounding out the lives of Abraham and Sarah.
She lets us in on the depth of feeling between this woman and her husband. I imagine most of you know the basics of this marriage from Scripture, but Ms Smith will draw you into this story and leave you wanting more.
This is a book I didn’t want to end. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in the “Wives of the Patriarch’s” series.
***A special thank you to Donna Hausler for a review copy.***
Jill Eileen Smith is the author of the bestselling Michal, Abigail and Bathsheba, all part of The Wives of King David series. She has more than twenty years of writing experience, and her writing has garnered acclaim in several contests. Her research into the lives of biblical women has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan.
Available March 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.