Esther doesn’t want to be queen, is forced into the fray by her Uncle. Esther becomes queen when Vashti doesn’t produce an heir and refuses her husband’s demand of a degrading act.
Solomon caused me to google the story, of which biblical scholars have differing views. I am not a bible scholar, so this is my introduction to Esther and Vashti. Solomon explores women’s struggles through the ages, beginning with the biblical story of Esther of ancient Persia. For me, this is an incredibly moving novel. For me, this is a reading book more than one to listen because of the prose of author Anna Solomon. In a way, I wished I would have purchased the novel so I could go back and read. There are so many nuances and layers to the story. After I finished the audio, I immediately started it again, as I wanted to rehear. I listened to the Audible production of “The Book of V” by Anna Solomon, narrated by Dara Rosenberg, Eva Kaminsky, and Gabra Zackman. Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year - 2020Ī Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company In Anna Solomon's The Book of V., these three characters' riveting stories overlap and ultimately collide, illuminating how women’s lives have and have not changed over thousands of years. When an innocent mistake results in devastating consequences for her people, she is offered up as a sacrifice to please the King, in the hopes that she will save them all.
Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington DC But one night he demands a humiliating favor, and her refusal to obey changes the course of her life - along with the lives of others.Įsther is a fiercely independent young woman in ancient Persia, where she and her uncle’s tribe live a tenuous existence outside the palace walls. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment she’s grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires, while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife in 2016.
And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning productionįor fans of The Hours and Fates and Furies, a bold, kaleidoscopic novel intertwining the lives of three women across three centuries as their stories of sex, power, and desire finally converge in the present day.
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