'The story of a powerful and complex woman who could have anything she desired except her own happiness.' -Good Reading 'Queen Michal...from passionate hothead to cool politician.' -Marie Claire 'With her vivid attention to historical detail, Edghill keeps readers captivated...in Queenmaker the women of the Bible have the last word.' -Who Weekly 'If you like historical fiction, this elegant story is a must.' -NW With an enticing and powerful voice, Michal tells of her life as the first, and often forgotten, queen of the ...
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'The story of a powerful and complex woman who could have anything she desired except her own happiness.' -Good Reading 'Queen Michal...from passionate hothead to cool politician.' -Marie Claire 'With her vivid attention to historical detail, Edghill keeps readers captivated...in Queenmaker the women of the Bible have the last word.' -Who Weekly 'If you like historical fiction, this elegant story is a must.' -NW With an enticing and powerful voice, Michal tells of her life as the first, and often forgotten, queen of the great King David. Michal moves in consequence from a king's daughter to David's wife before he abandons her. After ten years, David re-enters her life, demanding she give up everything she has learnt to love to join him. No-one knows David's flaws so well as Michal; she sees the truth behind the songs of praise and the selfishness behind the beauty. With rich storytelling and wonderfully vivid characters, Queenmaker is the tale of a strong woman and a spellbinding tale of wisdom and folly. And it is Michal's presence on every page that incandescently illuminates and reinterprets an old story.
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