![]() ![]() With stunning originality, acclaimed author Geraldine Brooks offers us a compelling portrait of a morally complex hero from this strange age - part legend, part history.įull of drama and richly drawn detail, The Secret Chord is a vivid story of faith, family, desire and power that brings David magnificently alive. ![]() It falls to Natan, the courtier and prophet who both counsels and castigates David, to tell the truth about the path he must take. ![]() His wives love and fear him, his sons will betray him. ![]() In a life that arcs from obscurity to fame, he is by turns hero and traitor, glamorous young tyrant and beloved king, murderous despot and remorseful, diminished patriarch. But his journey is a tumultuous one, and the consequences of his choices will resound for generations. With more than two million copies of her novels sold, New York Times bestselling author Geraldine Brooks has achieved both popular and critical acclaim. Anointed as the chosen one when just a young shepherd boy, David will rise to be king, grasping the throne and establishing his empire. 'A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of People of the Book and March. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book, Year of Wonders and March comes a unique and vivid novel that retells the story of King David's extraordinary rise to power and fall from grace. ![]()
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