A tale based on the story of King David is set against a backdrop of Second Iron Age Israel and traces his journey from an obscure shepherd to a hero and king before his fall as a murderous despot. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book. (religious fiction). Simultaneous.
About the Author:
Geraldine Brooks is the author of four novels, the Pulitzer Prize winning “March” and the international bestsellers “Caleb s Crossing,” “People of the Book,” and “Year of Wonders.” She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works “Nine Parts of Desire” and “Foreign Correspondence.”Her most recent novel, “Caleb s Crossing,” was the winner of the New England Book Award for Fiction and the “Christianity Today” Book Award, and was a finalist for the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction. Born and raised in Australia, she lives on Martha s Vineyard with her husband, the author Tony Horwitz.”