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King's shadow : a novel of King Herod's court / by Angela Hunt.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The silent years | Thorndike Press large print Christian historical fictionPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Large print editionDescription: 543 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432869977
  • 1432869973
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Two women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she is from an inferior race, a people God will never accept or approve. The second woman, Zara, is a lowly handmaid who serves Salome, but where Salome spies conspiracies and treachery, Zara sees hurting people in need of understanding and compassion. Powerful and powerless, Idumean and Jew, selfish and selfless--both women struggle to reach their goals and survive in Herod the Great's tumultuous court, where no one is trustworthy and no one is safe"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction Hunt, Angela SY 4 Available 33111009542578
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA CBA Bestselling AuthorA Novel of King Herod's Court -- The Silent YearsTwo women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she is from an inferior race, a people God will never accept or approve. The second woman, Zara, is a lowly handmaid who serves Salome, but where Salome spies conspiracies and treachery, Zara sees hurting people in need of understanding and compassion. Powerful and powerless, Idumean and Jew, selfish and selfless -- both women struggle to reach their goals and survive in Herod the Great's tumultuous court, where no one is trustworthy and no one is safe.

"Two women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she is from an inferior race, a people God will never accept or approve. The second woman, Zara, is a lowly handmaid who serves Salome, but where Salome spies conspiracies and treachery, Zara sees hurting people in need of understanding and compassion. Powerful and powerless, Idumean and Jew, selfish and selfless--both women struggle to reach their goals and survive in Herod the Great's tumultuous court, where no one is trustworthy and no one is safe"-- Provided by publisher.

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