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Gilded Chamber

by Rebecca Kohn

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ISBN13: 9780143035336
ISBN10: 0143035339
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For centuries her name has been a byword for feminine beauty, guile, and wisdom. This sweeping, meticulously researched novel restores Esther to her full, complex humanity while reanimating the glittering Persian empire in which her story unfolded. Esther comes to that land as a terrified Jewish orphan betrothed to her cousin, a well-connected courtier. She finds a world racked by intrigue and unfathomable hatreds and realizes that the only way to survive is to win the heart of its king. Passionate, suspenseful, and historically authentic, The Gilded Chamber illuminates the dilemma of a woman torn between her heart and her sense of duty, resulting in pure narrative enchantment.

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"[A] convincing, complex picture of Esther, and her descriptions of the palace and its secrets will hold readers spellbound." Publishers Weekly

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"A nice retelling that adds a great deal by way of color and perspective." Kirkus Reviews

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The Gilded Chamber is a world unto itself and one well worth entering. (Margaret George, author of Mary, Called Magdalene) A triumph of historical imagination and a must-read for loversand lovers of Jewish history. (Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire) Fans of Orson Scott Card's Sarah and Anita Diamant's The Red Tent have a new author to follow in Kohn. (Library Journal) Evocatively and sensuously told. (Booklist) Evokes Anita Diamant's The Red Tent in style and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha in setting." (The Jewish Journal)

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Passionate, suspenseful, and historically authentic, "The Gilded Chamber" tells the story of Esther, illuminating the dilemma of a woman torn between her heart and her sense of duty, resulting in pure narrative enchantment.

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ISBN:
9780143035336
Subtitle:
A Novel of Queen Esther
Author:
Kohn, Rebecca
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Subject:
Religious - Biblical
Subject:
Christian - Biblical
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women in the bible
Subject:
Esther
Subject:
Biographical fiction
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Publication Date:
August 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
353
Dimensions:
776x520x70 60

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