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This book was another one of those page-turners that kept me up for most of 24 hours to read. It is a novel told from the point-of-view of Michal, David's first wife. It is about Michal, about Biblical times, and hugely about David---for David is "The Queenmaker". Michal became his Queen. Although it takes place in Biblical times, it is not a Christian novel; it is rather a revealing novel, an alternative novel, and a novel that empowers women.

To those readers who are unfamiliar with Michal and David---they are written about in the Bible in the books of I Samuel, II Samuel, and I Kings primarily, but elsewhere too. It is really fun to read the Biblical stories and then read "The Queenmaker". Our American culture has taught us that David is a huge hero and "a man after God's own heart"...however, when you read India Edghill's version of Bible events, it gives you an alternative take on King David. Her view actually makes more sense than does the Biblical view, and probably was more likely to have really occurred. It's sort of what you might come to if you really thought about the Bible before you were taught what was true about it and what you HAD to believe (if you've been raised in a church).

What would we think of a man who married a woman, slept with her on her wedding night, took off in fear for his life the next morning, not to be seen from or heard from again by her for 10 years. Michal is forced to marry a farmer husband who she comes to love and they live happily together for almost 10 years. Then David returns, with other wives and concubines, and decides he wants Michal too. So he rips her from her environment and brings her to be his wife along with all of his other women. This is only the beginning. It gets worse. David's acts are mostly incredibly selfish, often cruel, frequently against Jewish law, and yet because he simply professes his love for Yahweh albeit with very little outward evidence of this love, he was revered as a hero, and is still looked up to today as a hero by many.

"The Queenmaker" brings all of this to life, as well as the time and country, the Jewish culture, and more. Michal grows wiser and learns how to survive by her wits and how to find love.

If you are open to different takes on Biblical stories, you'll like this book. It's not a Christian novel in the typical sense at all. However, I think that open-minded Christians would love it because it would make them think, and think hard about why they believe what they do.

*****


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Queenmaker A Novel of King David Queen India Edghill Books Reviews

Ms. Edghill's goal in Queenmaker, "liberating" King David from the biblical text in order to give a more complete character study is a worthy one. The Samuel text is filled with hints, just bellow the surface, indicating that the author is effectively an apologist for David's sins. Indeed, several times, the reader gets the feeling that the text "doth protest too much." Unfortunately, Edghill ultimately fails in this goal.
The first third of the book, is both novel and interesting, in particular the idea of telling it from the perspective of King Saul's daughter. However, as she integrates the David character into the text, the reader realizes that, rather than creating a fuller image of the character exposing his flaws, she has gone too far in the other direction. Far from a complex and flawed character, in Queenmaker, David is little more than an egocentric power hungry monster.
Had the author shown a willingness to make the character even the least bit likeable, or seek to explain his motivations beyond a rather shallow greed, the book would have been a far better read. While reasonably well written, the poorly developed characters fail to carry the book. If you are interested in such texts, however, I highly recommend Rizpah by Charles Israel, a more interesting and nuanced novel. Though out of print, many copies are available.
I should have read the reviews on the website!! I only bought through kindle.
She gets two stars for stringing a story and to say she uses the bible only a source of characters is an understatement .
She's turned all the misery of that era during David And Solomon's reign into a,soap operatic with Michal the main heroine, and David as much more SINNER than saint .also ignores the real beginning of Solomon and in her second book gives him a,daughter named after false God's who becomes queen of Sheba .
I'm only halfway through this, and I did read the Solomon ONE .more fiction
This is one of those rare books that captivated me from the first page. Though I knew the Bible story well, the author fleshed this out, giving the Queen flesh and bones, veils and tears. I felt every sorrow, every pain in my heart. I lived the story and smelled the spices in her hair. India Edgehill just moved to the top of a very short list of my favorite authors, one I will read over and yet again. Thank you for bringing this alive.
*****

This book was another one of those page-turners that kept me up for most of 24 hours to read. It is a novel told from the point-of-view of Michal, David's first wife. It is about Michal, about Biblical times, and hugely about David---for David is "The Queenmaker". Michal became his Queen. Although it takes place in Biblical times, it is not a Christian novel; it is rather a revealing novel, an alternative novel, and a novel that empowers women.

To those readers who are unfamiliar with Michal and David---they are written about in the Bible in the books of I Samuel, II Samuel, and I Kings primarily, but elsewhere too. It is really fun to read the Biblical stories and then read "The Queenmaker". Our American culture has taught us that David is a huge hero and "a man after God's own heart"...however, when you read India Edghill's version of Bible events, it gives you an alternative take on King David. Her view actually makes more sense than does the Biblical view, and probably was more likely to have really occurred. It's sort of what you might come to if you really thought about the Bible before you were taught what was true about it and what you HAD to believe (if you've been raised in a church).

What would we think of a man who married a woman, slept with her on her wedding night, took off in fear for his life the next morning, not to be seen from or heard from again by her for 10 years. Michal is forced to marry a farmer husband who she comes to love and they live happily together for almost 10 years. Then David returns, with other wives and concubines, and decides he wants Michal too. So he rips her from her environment and brings her to be his wife along with all of his other women. This is only the beginning. It gets worse. David's acts are mostly incredibly selfish, often cruel, frequently against Jewish law, and yet because he simply professes his love for Yahweh albeit with very little outward evidence of this love, he was revered as a hero, and is still looked up to today as a hero by many.

"The Queenmaker" brings all of this to life, as well as the time and country, the Jewish culture, and more. Michal grows wiser and learns how to survive by her wits and how to find love.

If you are open to different takes on Biblical stories, you'll like this book. It's not a Christian novel in the typical sense at all. However, I think that open-minded Christians would love it because it would make them think, and think hard about why they believe what they do.

*****