num_pages: 169
description: When the Persian king announces a beauty contest to replace his deposed queen, Esther is snatched from the market by the king’s guards. She struggles to survive the intrigue of the palace harem, forming friendships and sparking enmities. Ultimately, King Xerxes chooses Esther, but her triumph is tinged with sorrow.A new advisor named Haman plots to eradicate Esther’s people. With the king’s indulgence, Haman issues an irreversible law for the genocide of the Jews. Can the Queen find the courage to plead for their lives? And if she does, can the nefarious law be neutralized?
language: English
title: Such a Time as This: Such a Hope Series