Monday, November 20, 2017

Isaiah's Daughter by Mesu Andrews


Wow. This is the third Mesu Andrews book that I’ve read, and as always, I couldn’t put it down. Of course I had to, reluctantly, but I did finish as soon as I could! Andrews’ research is admirable makes her stories believable. After reading Isaiah’s Daughter, I read the account of Hezekiah in 2 Kings and was blown away by Andrews’ gift of weaving a narrative and giving historical context to a few Bible verses. I have yet to read the verses she took from Isaiah, but I plan to do that soon.

This book follows the story of Isaiah’s daughter Hephzibah and her marriage to Hezekiah—king of Judah. It is a love story (so tastefully and tantalizingly written!), a story of family hardship, and a story of a king following God’s command.

Mesu, please write more! The amount of work, research, and care Andrews puts into her books is apparent and much appreciated. Even though much of what she writes is fiction, it is believable and makes the Bible stories come alive.

I highly recommend this page-turner!

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

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