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| Title | : | Hadassah: One Night with the King (Hadassah #1) |
| Author | : | Tommy Tenney |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 351 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2005 by Bethany House Publishers (first published December 31st 2003) |
| Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian. Fiction. Biblical Fiction. Romance |
Tommy Tenney
Paperback | Pages: 351 pages Rating: 4.18 | 4130 Users | 363 Reviews
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Bestselling author Tommy Tenney expands the extraordinary story of Esther like no novelist has done before. Both a thriller and a Jewish woman's memoir, Hadassah takes readers to ancient Persia (now known as Iran), into the inner sanctum of the palace and back out into the war zones of battle and political intrigue. This gripping drama of a simple peasant girl chosen over many more qualified candidates to become Esther, Queen of Persia, captures the imagination and fires the emotions of men and women alike.
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| Original Title: | Hadassah: One Night With the King |
| ISBN: | 0764229435 (ISBN13: 9780764229435) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Hadassah #1 |
| Characters: | Hadassah, Esther (Bible) |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 4130 Users | 363 ReviewsDiscuss Out Of Books Hadassah: One Night with the King (Hadassah #1)
This book came highly recommended, and as I love historical fiction and the story of Esther has always been one of my favorites, I couldn't resist.Unfortunately I was highly disappointed. I won't go in to the long, long list of things that bothered, frustrated, or downright ticked me off, as other reviewers have done it much better than I could, but I will name a few.First, the language was far too modern. The majority of the story is supposed to be copied from a scroll write by HadassahI'm not sure I've read anything quite like this before. Knowing the story of Esther, in the Bible, it was predictable especially towards the end. It reads like a romantic novel with the Biblical story in the background. Whilst avoiding graphic detail, the author describes bedroom scenes that will make some readers uncomfortable. I'm just not sure what purpose the book serves. Christian Biblical fiction is only worth reading if it helps the reader understand the culture/history and brings things
This book was an enjoyable read, but I'm not able to give it four or five stars because the initial setup/prologue is cheesy, the writing level seemed to be lower than average adult reading level, and the conflict devices seemed cheesy as well. I felt the same say I feel when watching a better than average made-for-TV movie: it was a nice way to pass the time, but nothing I'd recommend for high awards. Still, I commend the fact that it awakens interest in the original biblical account, and it
About first 20% of the book almost made me gave up. But once she was hauled into the palace? Oh, man! I couldn't stop reading. I mean, yes, sometimes there were too much information about how beautiful the palace was, a lot of description. But it was still interesting to keep me up with it.I've read Esther in the Bible and it's cool to read about the story again in a more novelistic way. I love reading about the background of her character, Haman's, and Mordecai's. Even Xerxes. To see the king
In a Nutshell: Hadassah is a retelling of the book of Esther which attempts- but fails- to inject personality and romance into a well-known Bible story.On of the most poorly written books I've ever read. And a disturbing story that made little sense. I like the IDEA of fleshing out the story of Ester, but I do not like the execution of the idea. And the flippant discussion of killing all those who MIGHT have persecuted the Jews by royal mandate makes me sick.
Review on Hadassah"Death or Cooperation, there was nothing else"Star of Susa* "God's Plan" One of the most annoying things while reading this book is that the word God is shown as G-d in the book. This maybe for religious reasons of the author which is why it did not bother me as much as it could have. The first chapter opens a bit slow but by chapter 4 I was completely hooked. I loved how it jumped from her present day to the past to let the reader understand what happened in the early
I'm not sure I've read anything quite like this before. Knowing the story of Esther, in the Bible, it was predictable especially towards the end. It reads like a romantic novel with the Biblical story in the background. Whilst avoiding graphic detail, the author describes bedroom scenes that will make some readers uncomfortable. I'm just not sure what purpose the book serves. Christian Biblical fiction is only worth reading if it helps the reader understand the culture/history and brings things
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