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The Secret Book of Kings

by Yochi Brandes
St. Martin's. Aug. 2016. 416p. tr. from Hebrew by Yardenne Greenspan. ISBN 9781250076984. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466888890. F
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Filled with intrigue, romance, and rebellion, this biblical epic recounts the story of Michal, daughter of King Saul and discarded wife of King David. Brandes, a biblical scholar, is a best-selling and award-winning Israeli novelist and essayist. This is her first book to be translated into English.Read-Alikes Geraldine Brooks's The Secret Chord, India Edghill's Queenmaker: A Novel of King David's Queen, and Joseph Heller's God Knows.
Reviewed by Rachel Kamin , Nov 15, 2016
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