The secret chord
(Book)

Maps on lining papers.

Shimmering between history and legend,the biblical King David rose from obscurity to fame,from shepherd to soldier,from hero to traitor,from beloved king to murderous despot and into a remorseful and diminished dotage. In The Secret Chord, we see David through the eyes of those who love him or fear him-from the prophet Natan,voice of David's conscience, to his wives Mikhal,Avigail,and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks has won renown for bringing historical characters vividly to life in stories of sweeping grandeur and timeless emotional truth, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power confirms her as one of our greatest contemporary novelists.--Back cover