The Secret Chord: A Novel

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks is a masterfully crafted novel that brings King David's life to vivid life.

With more than two million copies of her novels sold, Brooks has achieved both popular and critical acclaim.

In this latest work, she takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic figures, peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel.

The novel provides new context for some of the best-known episodes of David's life while focusing on others that are even more remarkable and emotionally intense.

Through the eyes of those who love him or fear him - including the prophet Natan, his wives Mikhal, Avigail, and Batsheva, and finally Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age - we see David's journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.

With an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history, Brooks has crafted a beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power that will enthrall her many fans.

Don't miss out on this captivating novel - read The Secret Chord today!