Geraldine brooks the secret chord review6/26/2023 (I should confess that I did not read with pen in hand, which means I have no detailed notes from which to write a review.) Using the the top attributes of favourite historical fiction from the 2013 historical fiction survey, here’s my perspective. Told from the perspective of Natan (Nathan), the king’s prophet, Brooks has created a compelling drama of David’s life. The Secret Chord reveals the man behind the legends, a man with both great strengths and great failings. According to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, “It is safe to say that David’s musical genius and commitment to the worship of God cast a refreshing shadow over the entire book of Psalms.” In addition to his skills as a leader and military man, King David was a brilliant musician and composer. Most of us know the story of David and Goliath, but how many know of David’s life after that? According to the Books of Samuel, David was the second king of the united kingdom of Israel and according to New Testament accounts, an ancestor of Jesus. It’s set around 1000BC in the second iron age, the time of King David and had all the qualities I was looking for:īrooks, a Pulitzer prize winner for her novel March, had many votes for favourite historical fiction author in 2012, 20. I purchased Geraldine Brooks‘s latest novel The Secret Chordfor the twenty-hour trip home from New Zealand.
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