Michal, Jill Eileen Smith
Michal, Jill Eileen Smith
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Michal
A Novel

Author: Jill Eileen Smith

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/29/2019

Synopsis

As the daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege—but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and by competition from her beautiful older sister. When Michal falls for young David, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance, adventures, and heartache await her.

As listeners enter the colorful and unpredictable worlds of King Saul and King David, they will be swept up in this exciting and romantic story. Against the backdrop of opulent palace life, raging war, and desert escapes, Jill Eileen Smith takes her fans on an emotional roller-coaster ride as Michal deals with love, loss, and personal transformation as one of the wives of David. A sweeping tale of passion and drama, listeners will love this amazing story.

About Jill Eileen Smith

Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling author of the Daughters of the Promised Land, the Wives of King David, and the Wives of the Patriarchs series. Her research into the lives of biblical women has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Jill lives in Michigan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Virginia on March 15, 2009

This is the story of Michal, the first wife of King David. In this book, readers get to know Michal at home before her marriage, and get an insider's glimpse of her father, Israel's infamous first king. We stay with her all the way through her second marriage, her return to David when she joined his......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on March 18, 2009

Michal captivated me from the first page. I know that sounds, cliche, but it's true. I read the first two chapters about four years ago and they were just as good back then. I adore Biblical fiction when it is well done. The author did a fabulous job showing the culture of King David's time and expl......more

Goodreads review by Beth Roger on August 08, 2023

Michal is the daughter of King Saul, the first king to rein over the united tribes of Israel. Plagued by evil spirits, only David can calm the mad king with his harp playing. Saul has displeased Yahweh. Yahweh's prophet has anointed another. No other than David, the giant slayer, the warriors, the h......more

Goodreads review by Megan on March 10, 2010

Jill Eileen Smith's first book in The Wives of King David series has made me a follower. Michal, not only made me a fan of Smith, but made it easy for me to decide what to read next in the Bible. I want to reread the history of King Saul, David, and Michal; therefore, I've started 1 Samuel again. As......more

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