This sweeping, meticulously researched novel restores esther to her full, complex humanity while reanimating the glittering persian empire in which her story unfolded. To become queen to a man like xerxes, i believe esther must have been one of the most intelligent, independent women in the bible. Received an email from us, or wondering if something changed at smashwords. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The queens of love and war, the trials of eleanor of aquitaine.
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