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A review by jackirenee
Wisdom's Daughter: A Novel of Solomon and Sheba by India Edghill
5.0
"When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions...King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country."
The Bible gives us very little in regards to the story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. In fact, we do not even discover her name. Yet, a legend has grown up around this brief story, a legend of love and loss. India Edghill follows that tradition and expands on the story found in the Bible to bring us amazing individuals full of passion, wisdom, and love.
In the beginning, I was concerned that I would not love this book. It was lovely and interesting, but I found that I could just not make head way. I had loved Queen Maker and had the same hopes for this. In the end, I cried. Cried for the loves that could not be, for the triumphs that did occur, for the beauty that can be seen when we follow our hearts. Edghill succeeded in bringing life to these biblicial characters and remains one of my favorite authors.
The Bible gives us very little in regards to the story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. In fact, we do not even discover her name. Yet, a legend has grown up around this brief story, a legend of love and loss. India Edghill follows that tradition and expands on the story found in the Bible to bring us amazing individuals full of passion, wisdom, and love.
In the beginning, I was concerned that I would not love this book. It was lovely and interesting, but I found that I could just not make head way. I had loved Queen Maker and had the same hopes for this. In the end, I cried. Cried for the loves that could not be, for the triumphs that did occur, for the beauty that can be seen when we follow our hearts. Edghill succeeded in bringing life to these biblicial characters and remains one of my favorite authors.