{"product_id":"the-secret-book-of-kings-a-novel","title":"The Secret Book of Kings: A Novel","description":"This volume  by Biblical scholar Yochi Brandes  is a riveting novel based on textual sources about the experiences of David and Solomon. Its lessons are also relevant for our turbulent time. Elie Wiesel  #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Night  In the tradition of The Red Tent from internationally bestselling author Yochi Brandes comes the stories of the struggles of King David and King Saul in the early days of the Kingdom of Israel  seen through the eyes of Michal  Sauls daughter and Davids abandoned queen  Stories are deadlier than swords. Swords kill only those who stand before them  stories decide who will live and die in generations to come.  Shelomoam  a young man from the tribe of Ephraim  has grown up in the shadow of dark secrets. He wonders why his father is deathly afraid of the Kings soldiers and why his mother has lied about the identities of those closest to him. Shelomoam is determined to unearth his mysterious past  never imagining where his quest will ultimately lead him.  The Secret Book of Kings upends conventions of biblical novels  engaging with the canonized stories of the founding of the Kingdom of Israel and turning them on their heads. Presented for the first time are the heretofore unknown stories of the House of Saul and of the northern Kingdom of Israel  stories that were artfully concealed by the House of David and the scribes of the southern Kingdom of Judah.  Yochi Brandes  one of Israels all-time bestselling novelists  enlists her unique background in both academic Jewish scholarship and traditional religious commentaries to read the Bible in an utterly new way. In this book  a major publishing phenomenon in Israel and one of the bestselling novels in the history of the country  she uncovers vibrant characters  especially women  buried deep within the scriptures  and asks the loaded question: to what extent can we really know our past when history is written by the victors?","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44623533998133,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250076986","price":53.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1250076986_71565b76-e9d9-4492-9463-d06b63f3bda1.jpg?v=1764984698","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-book-of-kings-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}