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Synopsis
Like the women of the Red Tent, even the daughter of King David lived in a world ruled by men. But this woman was born to break the rules of both men and God in order to learn the art of writing, and with it, a power that could reveal the hidden truth, or slay a man with a single word. When Janaia, eldest daughter of King David of Judah, is secretly initiated into the art and magic of writing, she finds she must master the sublime powers and visions that come with this new kind of knowledge in order to take her place in history and before God. We follow her life from the caves of Judah to the glory of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, a journey which reveals the secrets of life and death. The first Israelite woman to learn the secrets of writing, Janaia discovers through heartbreak and sacrifice that this knowledge of good and evil brings with it both frightening power and jubilant freedom from the rules of men and God.
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About the Author
Mary Burns is a member of and book reviewer for the Historical Novel Society, and publicity chair for the HNS 2011 North American Conference, to be held in San Diego on June 17-19, 2011. "J-The Woman Who Wrote the Bible" is her debut historical novel; a second novel, about the painter John Singer Sargent, is under review by publishers, and she's begun work on a third historical, set in the early Middle Ages. Ms. Burns lives in San Francisco with her husabnd.
Review
"A fascinating debut ... this richly imagined novel is vivid and complex; an engrossing story with a strong-minded, strong-hearted heroine. Rich in poetic language." --India Edghill, author of Queenmaker and Wisdom's Daughter
"Quick-paced and full of intrigue, rife with unexpected twists and turns, J will keep you turning the pages, whether or not you're familiar with the age-old tales." --Elissa Elliott, author of Eve, A Novel of the First Woman
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- PublisherRoundfire Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1846943248
- ISBN 13 9781846943249
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages343
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