ABOUT THE BOOK
Like most young women in ancient Israel, Mary has little control over her own destiny. When Enos, a rising pharisee, sees her one day in the market—the most beautiful woman he has ever laid eyes on—and determines to make her his wife, Mary’s fate is quickly sealed. His exorbitant bride price is the only hope her parents have of rising out of abject poverty, but surely the fact that such a devout and esteemed man has chosen a girl of her station must be a sign of blessing.
When Mary enters training to become the proper pharisee’s wife, it is as though she has been abandoned in a foreign land, where one misstep could cost her greatly. That feeling only deepens when she discovers Enos is all she feared he might be, treating her merely as a prize he has won—and worse. Then rumors of a miracle-working, traveling Prophet change everything, and Mary and Enos are swept up in events that will challenge all they hold dear and forever alter both their futures.
When Mary enters training to become the proper pharisee’s wife, it is as though she has been abandoned in a foreign land, where one misstep could cost her greatly. That feeling only deepens when she discovers Enos is all she feared he might be, treating her merely as a prize he has won—and worse. Then rumors of a miracle-working, traveling Prophet change everything, and Mary and Enos are swept up in events that will challenge all they hold dear and forever alter both their futures.
REVIEW
The story started well enough. We were introduced to Mary, and soon saw how drastically her life would change. But we never actually got to KNOW Mary, and we certainly only got to know her husband on the surface. Their stories were very separate. It was strange. Things would just happen to one of them, but there was no investment on my part as the reader because I never got to know anyone well. Three-fourths through the book the story slowed down. There was even more telling about all the things going on, and the story of Mary seemed to fade. Time flew by and things happened at an alarmingly fast rate. It was like reading an overview of someone’s life. Nothing to keep me engaged or make me feel for these characters. It was like there wasn’t a story there anymore so we just finished it off by saying what happened to everyone. Very strange.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
