Discover the intimate, profoundly stirring story of Esther, a simple Jewish girl, and Ahasuerus, the Great King of Persia, who finds in her the companion of his soul. In this meticulously researched novel, you'll experience Esther's first frightened days in the king's harem and her gradually awakening love, her anguished realization that she is God's chosen instrument, and her courageous defiance of Persian law that saved her people from destruction....

Meet Susiana who becomes Esther's personal attendant in the palace of King Xerxes.

"Lily is a mother and a daughter. And a second wife. And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment she's grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires, while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife in 2016. Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington D.C. But one...

For centuries her name has been a byword for feminine beauty,guile,and wisdom. But this sweeping, meticulously researched novel restores Esther to her full, complex humanity while reanimating the glittering Persian empire in which her story unfolded.

"Work of historical fiction based on biblical book of Esther, the story of an orphaned Jewish girl who marries the king of Persia and saves her people" --