Sarah: A Novel

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 da ughter of a powerful lord, Sarah balks at the marriage her father has plann ed for her. On her wedding day, she impulsively ees to the vast, em pty 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 he r return, she secretly drinks a poisonous potion that will make her barren and thus unt for marriage. Many years later, Abram returns to Ur and discovers that the lost, rebellio us 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 joi n 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.

Product Info

ISBN: 1400052785

ISBN-13: 9781400052783

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Year: 2005

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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