Sarah (Canaan, #1)

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Sarah s story begins in the cradle of civilization the Sumerian city state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth The daughter of a powerful lord, Sarah balks at the marriage her father has planned for her On her wedding day, she impulsively ees to the vast, empty marshes outside the city walls, where she meets a young man named Abram, son of a tribe of outsiders Drawn to this exotic stranger, Sarah spends one night with him and reluctantly returns to her father s house But on her return, she secretly drinks a poisonous potion that will make her barren and thus un t for marriage.Many years later, Abram returns to Ur and discovers that the lost, rebellious girl from the marsh has been transformed into a splendid woman the high priestess of the goddess Ishtar But Sarah gives up her exalted life to join Abram s tribe and follow the one true God, an invisible deity who speaks only to Abram It is then that her journey truly begins.From the great ziggurat of Ishtar to the fertile valleys of Canaan to the bedchamber of the mighty Pharaoh himself, Sarah s story reveals an ancient world full of beauty, intrigue, and miracles. Download Sarah (Canaan, #1) – kino-fada.fr The Book of Marek1 Now in those days there dwelled in the land of the France ites a man named Ma rek, who was a prophet of the Lord.2 And Ma rek had suffered much for his faith and undergone many trials And he had seen how strange are the Lord s ways.3 Now Ma rek had need of gold And he prayed to the Lord, saying, show me how I might get me riches, that I may...A historical fiction about the early days of Abraham from Sarah s Sarai s point of view.I think that this novel wasted an opportunity for a great story Like a majority of women in the Bible, Sarai s life was largely untold So, Marek Halter had a blank slate to work with.And what he wrote for Sarai was a life of waiting Waiting for Abram to talk to his god Waiting for Abram to come back from war Waiting to become pregnant Waiting and wanderin...I have two ladies in my reading group to thank for this read I remember Rebecca and Robyn saying how much they enjoyed The Red Tent, and as I browsed the book shelves at the local thrift store, I pulled the book Sarah because of its title, took a second look at it because one reviewer mentioned its likeness to The Red Tent, and thought a fictional narrative about the life of Sarah and Abraham would be interesting, to say the least.Before, during and after my reading of Sarah, I read the bibli I have two ladies in my reading group to thank for this read I remember Rebecca and Robyn saying how much they enjoyed The Red Tent, and as I browsed the book shelves at the local thrift store, I pulled the book Sarah because of its title, took a second look at it because one reviewer mentioned its likeness to The Red Tent, and thought a fictional narrative about the life of Sarah and Abraham would be interesting, to say the least.Before, during and after my reading of Sarah, I read the biblical account and found these differences, which I understand are the result of poetic license historical fiction writing 1 Sarai was Abram s half sister, not some random youth l...this book is rather heinous an intriguing take on the positionsbeliefs of the characters but made ridiculous.SARAH is one of three novels The Canaan Trilogy presented as a series, using women of the Old Testament as the central characters in each one Of the three women, the person of Sarah is by far the most well known to people This novel imagines Sarah as a young girl born of privilege in Ur, a Sumerian city state She is destined for an arranged marriage As the reader would expect, she rebels against this destiny and consequently finds herself on a far different path from that of obedient wife, SARAH is one of three novels The Canaan Trilogy presented as a series, using women of the Old Testament as the central characters in each one Of the three women, the person of Sarah is by far the most well known to people This novel imagines Sarah as a young girl born of privilege in Ur, a Sumerian city state S...Mr Halter takes extensive creataive liberties with sacred historical figures I do prefer Orson Scott Cards version better Women of Genesis series with a book also titled Sarah mainly because those books are less sexual and likely closer to actual events This version is well written and easy to read Sarai s emotions are strong pulling you into the center of her heart Halter creates a childhood for her with no historical connection but is interesting Much of the first part of the book fo Mr Halter takes extensive creataive liberties with sacred historical figures I do prefer Orson Scott Cards version better Women of Genesis series with a book also titled Sarah mainly because those books are less sexual and likely closer to actual events This version is well written and easy to read Sarai s emotions are strong pulling you into the center of her heart Halter creates a childhood for her with no historical connection but is interesting Much of the first part of the book focuses on that part of her st...Another work of Biblically inspired works Provides a neat perspective of Sarai before she becomes Sarah A good look at ancient Mesopotamian culture Illustrates well the romance between Sarah and Abraham and ...This book is a fine example of expecting one thing and getting another Objectively, not a bad book If Sarah was just a basic historical fiction of the time, that is But as a woman of the Bible, I was expecting a book with Bibl...Youth knows nothing of time, old age knows nothing but time When you re young, you play hide and seek with the shade When you re old, you seek out the warmth of the sun But the shade is always there, while the sun is fleeting It rises, crosses the sky, and disappears, and we wait impatiently for its return These days, I love time as much as I love Isaac, the son I waited so long to see Sarah So is the moral of life according to Sarah wife of Abraham who was once Sarai taken by AbramYouth knows nothing of time, old age knows nothing but time When you re young, you play hide and seek with the shade When you re old, you seek out the warmth of the sun But the shade is always there, while the sun is fleeting It rises, crosses the sky, and disappears, and we wait impatiently for its return These days, I love time as much as I love Isaac, the son I waited so long to see Sarah So is the moral of life according to Sarah wife of Abraham who was once Sarai taken by Abram who spoke with God.This, was a wonderful Biblical Historical Fiction and I can t think of a moment when I wasn t glued to the page First, let me be clear, this is Historical fiction Though it is based very closely on the Biblical characters, settings and events this is not your Bible companion or devotional I d not want anyone to become confused with what is word for word Biblical truth vs where there is an element of fictiona...This book brings the Bible story of Abram and Sarah to life Although a work of fiction it has all the necessary facts taken from the Bible story that we all know and simply makes the different characters seem real, like seeing them in three dimentions where before they were in two Mr Halter has such an empathy with the female side of Sarah, he shows her courage but also her fears and vulnerability We see what it was like to be a woman in the time of Abram, someone to be used as a piece of me This book brings the Bible story of Abram and Sarah to life Although a work of fiction it has all the necessary facts taken from the Bible story that we all know and simply makes the different characters seem real, like seeing them in three dimentions where before they were in two Mr Halter has such an empathy with the female side of Sarah, he shows her courage but also her fears and vulnerability We see what it was like...

Sarah (Canaan, #1)
  • English
  • 02 November 2017
  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • 1400052785
  • Marek Halter
  • Sarah (Canaan, #1)