By Liz Curtis Higgs. If you read the first one, you’ll love the second one. Higgs highlights some of the lesser known women of the Bible, inspiring and encouraging as always.
By India Edghill. This novel about Michal tries to round out the sketchy information in Scripture about David’s first wife and queen. At first I thought it was going to be very good, but the more I read, the more disappointed I became. It’s not completely true to the Biblical account. It also paints David as a selfish brute, who cares more about power and image than God or others. I only finished the book because I hate to stop in the middle of something. Don’t waste your time with this one.
By Francine Rivers. This series includes five novellas about “unlikely women who changed eternity.” Rivers has beautifully filled out (in fiction form) the stories of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth Bathsheba and Mary, the mother of Jesus. I loved these books (and so did my 13-year-old daughter) for the way the lives of these ancestors of Jesus came alive. All are told from their own point of view. A study is included at the end of each book.