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    Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
    Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
    Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
    Audiobook11 hours

    Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty

    Written by Angela Hunt

    Narrated by Rachel Botchan and Jonathan Todd Ross

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A Vivid and Moving Portrait of a Reluctant Queen After sending his army to besiege another king's capital, King David forces himself on Bathsheba, a loyal soldier's wife. When her resulting pregnancy forces the king to murder her husband and add her to his harem, Bathsheba struggles to protect her son while dealing with the effects of a dark prophecy and deadly curse on the king's household. Combining historical facts with detailed fiction, Angela Hunt paints a realistic portrait of the beautiful woman who struggled to survive the dire results of divine judgment on a king with a divided heart.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 1, 2015
    ISBN9781490694627
    Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
    Author

    Angela Hunt

    Angela Hunt (AngelaHuntBooks.com) is a New York Times bestselling author of more than 160 books, with nearly 6 million copies sold worldwide. Angela's novels have won or been nominated for the RWA RITA Award, the Christy Award, the ECPA Christian Book Award, and the HOLT Medallion. Four of her novels have received ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, and Angela is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from both the Romantic Times Book Club and ACFW. Angela holds doctorates in biblical studies and theology. She and her husband make their home in Florida with mastiffs and chickens.

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    • 5/5
      The best biblical fiction will send its readers to the ultimate authority, God’s Word, to find out what really happened. As I read Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty by Angela Hunt, I found myself referring to the biblical record over and over. I began to view the story of Bathsheba in a new way — the characters became multi-faceted with emotions and motives I had not considered. Hunt is faithful to scripture, but fills in the what ifs realistically. The story opens with Bathsheba’s wedding day to Uriah the Hittite. Eager to embark on a new life, the new bride is filled with the anticipation of a life of love and joy. A year and a half later, Bathsheba finds herself raped, her husband murdered and pregnant by a man she hates — the King of Israel. David loves Adonai, but he is a man who is deeply flawed. How can God redeem the brokenhearted and bring forgiveness and healing?Pages and pages have been written about the relationship between David and Bathsheba. Scholars are in disagreement about what really happened. Did David rape Bathsheba? Or was she a willing seductress? I think Hunt gives a balanced and unbiased explanation of what might have happened. Based on her own research into what scripture has to say about the incident, she has created a sympathetic character who must make a future despite abuse, violence and grief. David is Israel’s anointed king, a man after God’s own heart, but also a man who doesn’t rule his own household wisely and gives into lustful passions. This story doesn’t end here though. The turbulent history of the later years of David’s reign are told in a flowing narrative from the first person perspectives of Bathsheba and Nathan the prophet. The two viewpoints give unique insights. Others that play pivotal roles during this time in Israel’s history — David’s wives, sons, advisors and military leaders — are written with depth.Intrigue and betrayal are hallmarks of the time of David. His sin brings calamity down on his own house and the nation of Israel. Sin is never secret — a theme that is played over and over in Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty. David often acted according to his own desires because ” . . . he believed he would get away with sin”. Aren’t we all guilty of that? Repentance and forgiveness are the remedies, and this novel portrays that as well. If there is a take away from this novel it is that there is sorrow in sin, but joy in the Lord.Faithful to scripture and written with historical detail and a heart for the subject matter, Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty is a highly recommended read!Highly Recommended.Audience: adults.Great for Book Clubs.(Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for a review copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
    • 3/5
      I didn't find this book as good as "Esther" which was the first book in this series. It didn't flow as smoothly and I found King David rather annoying especially with the stupid choices he kept making. The storyline often lagged with unnecessary detail and Bathsheba wasn't really a compelling character despite her tragic story. She was kind and forgiving, but did little to move the novel along.
    • 4/5
      The second book in a series about women in the Bible, Bathsheba's story was not a disappointment. It's once again clear that the author has done her research -- I felt like I was transported back in time.This story made Bathsheba's character more relatable, David seem more human (which I assure you, he was), and Uriah's tragic fate that much more tangible. Hunt did a fantastic job on making this real life events come alive for us today.I highly recommend this series for lovers of Biblical Fiction! I'll be keeping my eye out for more from Angela Hunt.**I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
    • 5/5
      Bathsheba….one of David’s wives, and the mother of Solomon. I am not sure what you think of when you read the name. Some feel she was a harlot or at the very least what some people would call ‘loose’. Whatever you have thought when you have read the story, i think reading this story as Angela Hunt has portrayed it will give much food for thought, if it does not change your thinking completely. The first few chapters of the book, and the author sets the tone and background for the rest of the narrative i must admit i found it a little dry. It soon changed and i was engrossed with Bathsheba. Told in the first person from her viewpoint, as well as from the prophet Nathan’s point of view, the story is well rounded and well told. Angela pulls the reader into the story and you soon feel as if you know both Bathsheba and David intimately.Thank you to Graf-Martin Publicity Group and Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this novel. I received a free book through their Nuts about Books program in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions are my own.
    • 5/5
      What a beautiful retelling of the biblical story of Bathsheba! It is remarkable how much research and love went into writing this book. Kudos to Angela Hunt for the care she puts into her craft. History, imbued with the author’s imagination, binds this story into a powerful, emotive, and memorable novel.“When pleasant days are hard to find, pull out your memories and live in them until happiness returns.” ~Quote from the bookBathsheba…Reluctant Beauty is the second book in the three-part novel series, A Dangerous Beauty. After reading this can’t-put-it-down novel, I look forward to reading the others in the series. (#1 Esther, released in 2014, and #3 Delilah, to be released in 2016.)The author’s representation of these Biblical figures and historical era is outstanding. Ms. Hunt has developed the characters suitably and the scenes so vividly they feel familiar. Though the story takes place during Old Testament times, the choice of wording is clear and easy to understand, using only minimal language from that era when necessary.“No pain exists without purpose, no grief without comfort.” ~Quote from the bookI’ll never think of Bathsheba, David, Solomon, and the prophet Nathan (among others) the same way again. This story allowed me see what they saw, feel what they felt, and walk the paths they trod. To put it more simply, they became human, rather than characters from the Bible. I mean no disrespect—it’s just that sometimes the Biblical figures I read about in my Bible seem almost mythical, or super-human, rather than mortal men and women, like you and me. They had faults, failures, doubts, insecurities, etc.After reading this book, I not only gained a deeper understanding of the tob woman, Bathsheba, but also a deeper understanding of my God’s undying love.For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. ~ Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV)5 Stars!Cover: LoveTitle: LovePublisher: Bethany House PublishersPages: 384Pace: Steady/FastFirst Lines: The first time I saw King David, I was sixteen and he was behaving like a man possessed. The procession carrying the holy Ark of the Covenant was moving slowly down the street where we lived, and the pageantry of the parade mesmerized me.I received a Review Copy from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and the options I have expressed are my own.