The Secret Chord
Anointed as the chosen one when just a young shepherd boy, David will rise to be king, grasping the throne and establishing his empire. But his journey is a tumultuous one and the consequences of his choices will resound for generations. In a life that takes him from obscurity to fame, he is by turns hero and traitor, glamorous young tyrant and beloved king, murderous despot and remorseful, diminished patriarch. His wives love and fear him, his sons will betray him. It falls to Natan, the courtier and prophet who both counsels and castigates David, to tell the truth about the path he must take.Brooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transfo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-349-13935-7
- EAN: 9780349139357
- Produktnummer: 18882996
- Verlag: UK Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B12.7 cm x D2.5 cm 306 g
- Gewicht: 306
Über den Autor
Geraldine Brooks was born and raised in Australia. After moving to the USA she worked for eleven years on the Wall Street Journal, covering stories from some of the world's most troubled areas, including Bosnia, Somalia and the Middle East. Her first novels Year of Wonders and March have become international bestsellers, the latter earning Brooks the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She lives with her husband and son in rural Virginia and is currently a fellow at Harvard University.
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