by Rebecca Kanner
Sinners and the sea is the story of Noah's wife, a sad and difficult story of a woman with out a name , curse with a birthmark that many though it was the brand of a demon.
Fabulous story. To oversimplify, it is a tale told through the eyes of Noah's unnamed wife. She tells of her childhood when she was shunned as a'demon', so called due to a port wine stain on her forehead. She tells of the sacrifice her father made raising and caring for 'a demon child' as a sing...
This book was well-researched and fascinating portrayal of the un-named wife of Noah.
Via http://onlectus.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-sinners-and-sea-untold-story-of.htmlIt started good but I lost interest when Noah was introduced. I don't know if he changed later on (because I couldn't finish the book) but at the beginning Noah was a very unlikable character. I know the story is not ab...
The concept of giving Noah's wife a voice was very interesting so I was eager to read this book. Due to ignorance and superstition she is fated to a life of exclusion and harassment because of a facial birthmark. Her father refuses to name her to keep the locals from being able to call her by name. ...
Won this in a Goodreads giveaway! This looks like it will be a good novel to a famous Bible story.
Review to come.