Sarai, Jill Eileen Smith
Sarai, Jill Eileen Smith
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Sarai
A Novel

Author: Jill Eileen Smith

Narrator: Vanessa Daniels

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/30/2024

Synopsis

Sarai, the last child of her aged father, is beautiful, spoiled, and used to getting her own way. Even as a young girl, she is aware of the way men look at her, including her half brother Abram. When Abram finally requests Sarai's hand, she asks one thing—that he promise never to take another wife as long as she lives. Even her father thinks the demand is restrictive and agrees to the union only if Sarai makes a promise in return—to give Abram a son and heir. Certain she can easily do that, Sarai agrees.

But as the years stretch on and Sarai's womb remains empty, she becomes desperate to fulfill her end of the bargain—lest Abram decide that he will not fulfill his. To what lengths will Sarai go in her quest to bear a son? And how long will Abram's patience last?

Jill Eileen Smith thrilled readers with The Wives of King David series. Now she brings to life the strong and celebrated wives of the patriarchs, beginning with the beautiful and inscrutable Sarai.

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 Jerry on June 14, 2020

Years ago, I made the mistake of watching Lifetime's The Red Tent miniseries. I thought it was supposed to be done by the same people who did History Channel's The Bible, but that Lifetime production took way too much liberty with the Biblical account, and was among the most edgiest audiovisual prod......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 27, 2012

I love biblical fiction! I think it is the perfect way to get someone who has never picked up a bible, interested in the stories that the bible holds. Sarai, by author Jill Eileen Smith is the type of book that does just that. The first book in the Wives of the Patriarchs, Smith has taken the story o......more

Goodreads review by Missy on June 25, 2020

I hate to be mean on these books about influential women of the Bible, but this is the second book by Ms. Smith I have read and it did not capture my interest either. The characters were great, but they just didn't work for me as a story. This is supposed to be about Sarai/Sarah but it seems like sh......more

Goodreads review by abbie on March 04, 2012

Jill Eileen Smith wowed readers with her Wife of David series in which she explored the lives of Michal, Abigail and Bathsheba. Now she is embarking on a new series called the Wives of the Patriarchs that promises to be just as exciting and engaging. I was so excited to receive a review copy of this......more

Goodreads review by Kate on June 05, 2020

I really enjoyed this. I love well-written Biblical fiction and this certainly fit the bill. I liked how both Sarai and Abram were portrayed as people of faith, but also people . . . imperfect, sometimes doubting people. That really helped me remember that I am not faithless when I stumble and fall,......more

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