Tessa Afshar. Moody/River North, $14.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-8024-0558-6
Sarah is a Jew in ancient Persia, cousin of Nehemiah, and the daughter of the scribe Simeon, whose attention she wins only when she proves to possess literary abilities of her own. In this latest by Afshar (Pearl in the Sand), the Bible's ancient...
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Tessa Afshar. Moody/River North, $14.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-8024-1097-9
Afshar (Pearl in the Sand) dramatizes the story of Ruth in her fourth novel of historical fiction. In fleshing out Ruth’s character, Afshar portrays the young Moabite as a downtrodden sibling, mistreated by her sisters and a disappointment to her...
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Tessa Afshar. Tyndale, $22.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4964-1400-7
The newest biblical fiction from Christy Award–winning novelist Afshar imaginatively elaborates on the short gospel story of the woman who stealthily touches Jesus and is healed. Afshar presents Elianna, whose life is blighted by the death of her...
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Tessa Afshar. Tyndale, $14.99 trade paper (385p) ISBN 978-1-4964-0647-7
Set in Greece during the first century C.E., Afshar’s (Land of Silence) detailed novel tells the story of Lydia and her father, Eumenes, a master at creating extraordinary purple dyes unmatched by other craftsmen. From a young age Lydia has been an...
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Tessa Afshar. Tyndale, $24.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4964-2865-3
Afshar, Christy award-winner for her 2013 novel Harvest of Gold, once again brings historical detail to vibrant life, this time focusing on the city of Corinth—center of first-century CE commerce and culture—and the family of fictional Galenos....
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Tessa Afshar. Tyndale, $25.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4964-2870-7
Afshar (In the Field of Grace) dramatizes the romance of the biblical characters Aquila and Priscilla in this exciting inspirational. Both Aquila and Priscilla have been betrayed by family members and are seeking to rebuild their lives independently.
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Tessa Afshar. Tyndale, $25.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4964-2875-2
Afshar’s excellent latest (after Daughter of Rome) follows a young mixed-race woman in the first century CE as she embarks on a quest to find a father she thought long dead. Chariline is the granddaughter of a Roman official; her father is a Cushite
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Tessa Afshar. Bethany House, $18.99 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-0-76424-369-1
Afshar (The Peasant King) kicks off her Queen Esther’s Court series with a rich and resonant retelling of the Purim story. It’s the 12th year of Persian king Xerxes’s rule and 23-year-old Roxannah lives in constant fear of her erratic father, Lord...
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