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First Line Friday – 19 January 2018 – Isaiah's Daughter (Mesu Andrews)

Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I’m deep in the world of 8th Century BC Judah this week, thoroughly engrossed in Mesu Andrews’ new release Isaiah’s Daughter. I can’t wait to share my review with you all tomorrow! You’ve probably noticed that Carrie is sharing the first line from Isaiah’s Daughter on Hoarding Books blog, so I’m going to share the first line from chapter two today. I think you’ll find it follows on nicely from the first line of chapter one!

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19 January 2018

Judah's Wife (Angela Hunt) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Seeking peace and safety after a hard childhood, Leah marries Judah, a strong and gentle man, and for the first time in her life Leah believes she can rest easily. But the land is ruled by Antiochus IV, descended from one of Alexander the Great’s generals, and when he issues a decree that all Jews are to conform to Syrian laws upon pain of death, devout Jews risk everything to follow the law of Moses. Judah’s father resists the decree, igniting a war that will cost him his life. But before dying, he commands his son

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18 January 2018

Long Road Out of Ur (Joel Thimell) – Review

  Publisher’s Description: Something is rotten in Mesopotamia. A troublesome priest has been murdered; the pagan New Year’s rites defiled; a royal tomb is robbed; and a would-be grifter, Lot, is in the wrong place at the wrong time. His father, grandfather and cousin are each likely suspects and Lot doesn’t know who he can trust. Everyone thinks Lot knows where the loot is hidden and someone wants it all–even if it’s over Lot’s dead body. “Long Road Out of Ur” retells the familiar story of the calling of Abraham and Sarah to the Promised Land through the voice of

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