Queenmaker, India Edghill
Queenmaker, India Edghill
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Queenmaker
A Novel of King David's Queen

Author: India Edghill

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 14 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/24/2009


Synopsis

For over forty years, Michal lived and reigned in David's court. She was the beautiful and proud daughter of King Saul and the prize David would risk his kingdom to win. Behind the palace doors, beneath the burning sun of the desert, or fleeing from Absalom's warriors, Michal was at the center of court intrigues. Queenmaker introduces in unforgettable detail the characters of one of the greatest periods in Biblical history - their public deeds and private thoughts-and gives us the court of the kings as only a woman could see it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cassandra on July 05, 2010

My husband spotted this book on the library shelf and handed it to me. When I read the inside cover, I was really intrigued - a novel that shows King David's life from the perspective of Michal, his first wife. That should be interesting! Well... I didn't like the narrating style. This tells the stor......more

Goodreads review by Mary on June 05, 2009

Having studied the story of David very closely, I was delighted to see that India Edghill’s story deftly releases the inherent tensions hidden in the conventional biblical accounts of this hero of the Old Testament. No one could be that powerful and "heroic" without also being ruthless and self-cent......more

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry on March 23, 2022

I really enjoyed this novel. When I first came across it, I thought the queen in question was Bathsheba as she was the mother of Solomon, but this was a nice surprise. The author really manages to nicely capture the flavor of this era, as well as bringing depth to the Biblical stories centering arou......more

Goodreads review by Amy on January 16, 2016

Queenmaker, by India Edghill, was fabulous! I loved it. Every bit as good as its sequel I read a few years ago, Wisdom's Daughter, by the same author. I happen to love historical fiction, also the misrash-y type books that fill in the spaces of the women and stories of our biblical times. I had neve......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 30, 2025

While it may not be completely accurate it certainly gets you thinking about your bible stories. I always enjoy reading historical fiction written by authors who have done their research.......more