Silent Years: Judah's Wife: A Novel of the Maccabees (Paperback)

from Sqwiggles

I was looking forward to this book as I have read other books by Angela Hunt and I enjoy Biblical Fiction. The book caught my attention right away and I wanted to keep reading it to find out what happened next. The book was action packed. The story was focused more around Judah and the Maccabees ...

from MaryAnnB1964

Leah, daughter of the cheesemaker has had a hard life living with a violent father. Leah marries Judah and finds protection and care. But the land is controlled by Antiochus IV, who is descended from one of Alexander the Great's generals. When he issues a decree that all Jews are to comply with S...

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Judah's Wife by Angela Hunt was my book club's selection this month. We have read a number of Hunt's books — all genres — before and have always enjoyed great discussions from them. This novel was no exception. Even though it was not a favorite of a couple of our members (they are not big histori...

from Virginia51

Again Angela Hunt takes a person from the Bible and makes them real. I did not want to put this book down. I needed to know how these people might have lived there lives for God. Leah finally gets away from her abusive father and then marries a man who has to fight to get freedom for his people. ...

from JboyzMom

Oh my goodness. This book, y'all. THIS. BOOK. Angela Hunt is an amazing author. Her style is so incredibly unique. I was blessed to have EGYPT'S SISTER and now I've been doubly blessed to get to read another incredibly moving, mind altering novel by the uberly talented Ms. Hunt. In this incredibl...