Bestselling Author Angela Hunt Returns to Biblical Fiction An ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews in ancient Persia, so an inexperienced beautiful young queen must take a stand for her people. When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler. After months of preparation, the girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king's heart and a queen's crown. But because her situation is uncertain, she keeps her ethnic identity a secret until she learns that an evil and ambitious man has won the king's permission to exterminate all Jews-young and old, powerful and helpless. Purposely violating an ancient Persian law, she risks her life in order to save her people ... and bind her husband's heart. Esther marks bestselling author Angela Hunt's return to biblical fiction. In each novel she explores an example of a Hebrew Old Testament tob woman: a woman whose physical beauty influences those around her-and can change the course of history.
Download and start listening now!
“Hunt…returns to
biblical fiction with a bang, refashioning the classic story of Esther
into a moving tale of love and courage that endures, even under the
shadow of death. Narrating from two very different perspectives
(Esther’s and that of Harbonah, the king’s main male servant), Hunt
gives a fully rounded portrait of the happenings in the palace of
Xerxes. Fans who have read all of Brock and Brodie Thoene’s biblical
historicals will find this a great alternative.”
—
Library Journal