{"product_id":"9780765399328","title":"Rachel and Leah : Women of Genesis","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRachel and Leah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Orson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel and Leah\u003c\/i\u003e is book three in \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Orson Scott Card's Women of Genesis series—a unique reimagining of the biblical tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing their lives from childhood to maturity, Card shows how the women of Genesis change each other—and are changed again by the holy books that Jacob brings with him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeah, the oldest daughter of Laban, whose \"tender eyes\" prevent her from fully participating in the daily work of her nomadic family, and Rachel, the spoiled younger daughter, the petted and privileged beauty of the family—or so it seems to Leah.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is also Bilhah, an orphan who is not quite a slave but not really a family member, a young woman desperately searching to fit in, and Zilpah, who knows only how to use her beauty to manipulate men as she strives to secure for herself something better than the life of drudgery and servitude into which she has been born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto the desert camp comes Jacob, a handsome and charismatic kinsman who is clearly destined to be Rachel's husband. But that doesn't prevent the other women from vying for his attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbition, jealousy, fear, and love motivate them as they vie for the attention of Jacob, heir to the spiritual birthright of Abraham and Isaac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eWomen of Genesis\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eSarah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eRebekah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eRachel and Leah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSarah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This series is definitely for those interested in women in the Bible, and in such novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e (by \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Anita Diamant).\" —\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The story moves swiftly, climaxing at several points, such as Abram and Sarai’s stay in Egypt when the pharaoh wants to take Sarai as his wife. It is a quick and interesting read….This is an intriguing story .”—Pittsburg \u003ci\u003ePost-Gazette \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This playfully speculative novel succeeds in bringing Sarah's soft-overlooked character into vivid relief.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an inventive and engaging telling of the life of Sarah, the woman who laughed at God’s news (that so old a woman would now bear a child)—and who gives as good as she gets throughout both the book of Genesis and Card’s novel.” —Historical Novel Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765399328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40690226790606,"sku":"9780765399328","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4a39f49d-9964-475e-8251-8ffed7ee1bb5.jpg?v=1644854084","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765399328","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}