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| Title | : | The Secret Chord |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159413894X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 147 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
Its storytelling magic is as timeless as the tale it tells. "The Secret Chord" reads like a Shakespeare history play with a dash of Machiavelli. Martin s got nothing on the biblical chroniclers of David, kind of Israel. "" "The Miami Herald " Like her beautiful descriptions of David as worshipful musician, Brooks' surface details befit the ancient story. Praise for "The Secret Chord" "The Secret Chord "athundering, gritty, emotionally devastating reconsideration of the story of King David makes a masterly case for the generative power of retelling me of the magic here has to do with
Geraldine Brooks is the author of four novels, the Pulitzer Prize winning "March" and the international bestsellers "Caleb s Crossing," "People of the Book," and "Year of Wonders." She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works "Nine Parts of Desire" and "Foreign Correspondence."Her most recent novel, "Caleb s Crossing," was the winner of the New England Book Award for Fiction and the "Christianity Today" Book Award, and was a finalist for the Langum
""They say you are the king's conscience."" according to Biblioholic Beth. King David. A man like any other, though one who triumphs and fails in spectacular fashion. One whose life lives on in the words of the Bible. Yet, there is so much more to a life than what any Bible can capture - particularly a life such as his. In "The Secret Chord", Geraldine Brooks attempts to show the reader who David may have been as a person. Not just what was captured in the Bible, but his whole life. His motivations, his character, his flawseverything that defined who he was. Written from the perspective of his ever-present courtier, Nathan (Natan in the book), "The Secret Chord" largely succeeds in its goal.I will. "They say you are the king's conscience." "The Secret Chord," by Geraldine Brooks, is a novelization of King David's life, narrated by Nathan, who counseled the sovereign for many years. As the scorned youngest son of Yishai, David spends most of his days tending his father's sheep in the wilderness. Samuel proclaims that David, whom his older brothers ostracized, is destined to become the future king of Israel. The young man's victory over Goliath brings him great acclaim, and initially, King Saul takes the boy under his wing. David not only distinguishes himself on the battlefield, but also composes beautiful music, plays the harp, and sings with divine inspirati. A Look at the Dark Side of a Hero Sandra Cody I started The Secret Chord with high hopes because I've enjoyed other books by Geraldine Brooks so much and because I know that David was a complex man, much more than the boy with the slingshot whose story we all learned as children. Brooks did an excellent job of showing the dark side of David, but it was disappointing that she didn't (at least in my opinion) develop any of the other facets of his character. He lived in a violent time and Brooks portrayed that extremely well. I have to admit that my enjoyment of this book may have been colored by my own preconceived view of this very complex man. I still admire Brooks as
Now," "Brooks takes on one of literature s richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. A page turner .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns: love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality. We see David through the eyes of those who love him or fear him from the prophet Natan, voice of his conscience, to his wives Mikal, Avigail, and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age. Alice Hoffman," The Washington Post "A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "People of the Book "and" March." With more than two million copies of her novels sold, "New York Times" bes
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