num_pages: 368
description: The richly imagined tale of Deborah the courageous Biblical warrior who saved her people from certain destruction In ancient Israel war is looming. Deborah a highly respected leader has coerced the warrior Barak into launching a strike against the neighboring Canaanites. Against all odds he succeeds returning triumphantly with Asherah and Nogah daughters of the Canaanite King as his prisoners. But military victory is only the beginning of the turmoil as a complex love triangle develops between Barak and the two princesses. Deborah recently cast off by her husband develops a surprising affinity for Barak. Yet she struggles to rebuild her existence on her own terms while also groping her way toward the greatest triumph of her life. Filled with brilliantly vivid historical detail The Triumph of Deborah is the absorbing and riveting tale of one of the most beloved figures in the Old Testament and a tribute to feminine strength and independence.The third book in Eva Etzioni-Halevys novels featuring women of the Bible. This is biblical fiction at its best.
language: English
title: The Triumph of Deborah
publisher: Plume Books