The final novel in the classic Catherine de' Medici trilogy from Jean Plaidy, the grande dame of historical fiction. **T** he aging Catherine de' Medici and her sickly son King Charles are hoping to end the violence between the feuding Catholics and Huguenots. When Catherine arranges the marriage
Jezebel: the untold story of the Bible's harlot queen
β Scribed by Lesley Hazleton
- Publisher
- The Crown Publishing Group;Doubleday
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0385524161
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
There is no woman with a worse reputation than Jezebel, the ancient queen who corrupted a nation and met one of the most gruesome fates in the Bible. Her name alone speaks of sexual decadence and promiscuity. But what if this version of her story, handed down to us through the ages, is merely the one her enemies wanted us to believe? What if Jezebel, far from being a conniving harlot, was, in fact, framed?
In this remarkable new biography, Lesley Hazleton shows exactly how the proud and courageous queen of Israel was vilified and made into the very embodiment of wanton wickedness by her political and religious enemies. Jezebel brings readers back to the source of the biblical story, a rich and dramatic saga featuring evil schemes and underhanded plots, war and treason, false gods and falser humans, and all with the fate of entire nations at stake. At its center are just one woman and one man--the sophisticated Queen Jezebel and the stark prophet Elijah. Their epic and...
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