Recent Picador Highlights Queenmaker: A Novel of King David's Queen, (Paperback)

from ladycato

This is a work of biblical historical fiction, and I bought it solely because the cover blurb said it was on the same level as The Red Tent, one of my favorite books of recent years. Unfortunately, it's not anywhere near as good as that book. The story is a first-person account of Michal, daughte...

from BookConcierge

Reminiscent of [The Red Tent]. This novel tells the story of the first kings of Israel - Saul, David and Solomon - told through the eyes of Queen Michael, daughter of Saul, first wife of David, and loving friend to David's mistress Bathsheba (who is the mother of Solomon). The story is one of int...

from sdunford

Not a great novel, but wonderful storytelling, an easy, enjoyable read

from ZoharLaor

I enjoyed India Edghill's Delilah very much so I figured I'll pick up her novel "Queenmaker" as a follow-up. The book is a first person narrative of Michal, King David's first wife (out of several) and the one to hold the title of Queen. The book follows the biblical books of Samuel and II Samuel...

from michellegarrette

I enjoyed this book a lot. It was a really good picture of a person growing from a girl to a woman, and all of the stages and emotions that she went through. It made me want to go and read the Bible, but as literature, to see more of the story.