Secret Book of Kings -- Yochi Brandes

<p>"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<i> New York Times</i> and internationally bestselling author of <i>Night</i> <p/><b>In the tradition of <i>The Red Tent</i> from internationally bestselling author Yochi Brandes comes the </b><b>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, Saul's daughter and David's abandoned queen</b> <p/>Stories are deadlier than swords. Swords kill only those who stand before them, stories decide who will live and die in generations to come. <p/>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 King's 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. <p/><i>The Secret Book of Kings </i>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 Jud