Naomi and Her Daughters
Master storyteller Walter Wangerin Jr. pens the historically accurate biblical tale of Naomi and Ruth in this riveting novel. Contemporary echoes of love, deceit, war, and political instability will resonate with readers today, while rich descriptions and gritty realism cast new light on the...
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Master storyteller Walter Wangerin Jr. pens the historically accurate biblical tale of Naomi and Ruth in this riveting novel. Contemporary echoes of love, deceit, war, and political instability will resonate with readers today, while rich descriptions and gritty realism cast new light on the ancient narrative. A powerful story that you won't soon forget!
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780310590422 (0310590426)
Publish date: August 24th 2010
Publisher: Zondervan
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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Great read, but if you choose to read it, make sure it is either a single read or you take notes throughout the book. I have been doing multiple reads, as many as 15 books, for years and thought it would be no problem to keep characters straight, however, there are alot of them that interplay and ne...
In his powerful and original retelling of the story in the book of Ruth, Wangerin gives Ruth's mother-in-law Naomi, portrayed in the biblical story mainly as an unsympathetic character, embittered by tragedy and grief, a back story and a character that explains and justifies Ruth's devotion to her. ...
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