Passionate Hope : Hannah's Story

from JboyzMom

When I look for a Biblical fiction novel, this is exactly the type I'm looking for! Ms. Smith creates a wonderful story taken from the Bible, and bringing it to life with these beautiful characters and captivating story lines of hope, longing, grace and mercy. This book completely pulled me in an...

from vintagebeckie

Although I have read the story of Hannah from 1 Samuel numerous times, I have never read a fictionalized account of her life. Hers is a story worth telling, and I am so glad that Jill Eileen Smith has included it in her Daughters of The Promised Land series. A Passionate Hope is an outstanding no...

from grammy57

Do you like Biblical Fiction? If so, you will not be disappointed in this story. We all know that Hannah gave Samuel back to God, but this book shows us what Hannah's life might have been like. The story is very well written. The characters are very well developed. You feel like you could be Hann...

from Becky_L

What an incredible book! Scriptures leap to life as they are fleshed out with the daily "might-have-beens" in A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith. I'm not sure what I expected, but what I found was a novel rich in Biblical truth; accurate in Israeli history; strong in Jewish tradition. Hannah ...

from polarmath

This book gives you a taste of life long ago as Hannah and Elkanah try to hold onto hope and faith as their life does not progress as hoped. When her husband takes another wife, Hannah must hold on to her faith even more that her relationship with her husband will be as it once was. I don't know ...