{"product_id":"the-secret-chord","title":"The Secret Chord","description":"Review\n\nWhat Mary Renault did with Alexander the Great, Geraldine Brooks has done with King David: breathed life into an ancient hero. Haunting, exciting and as satisfying -- Tom Holland\n\nHere is a man who is both great and flawed, just like those tragic heroes Oedipus and King Lear. But in making David so satisfyingly human, Brooks has crafted from The Secret Chord a compelling read, contemporary in relevance -- Meredith Jaffe ― Guardian\n\nA haunting, memorable novel ― Sunday Times\n\nThe Secret Chord paints a portrait so layered and rich in detail it makes you feel you can reach out and touch him ― Woman's Own\n\nVividly drawn . . . a beautiful and thoughtful book -- Antonia Senior ― The Times\n\nThis David is ecstatic, visceral and virile ― Independent\n\nThe Secret Chord is sensual historical fiction, full of rich descriptive language ― Third Way\n\nProduct Description\n\nLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016\n\n1000 BC. The Second Iron Age. The time of King David.\n\nAnointed as the chosen one when just a young shepherd boy, David will rise to be king, grasping the throne and establishing his empire. But his journey is a tumultuous one and the consequences of his choices will resound for generations. In a life that takes him from obscurity to fame, he is by turns hero and traitor, glamorous young tyrant and beloved king, murderous despot and remorseful, diminished patriarch. His wives love and fear him, his sons will betray him. It falls to Natan, the courtier and prophet who both counsels and castigates David, to tell the truth about the path he must take.\n\nBrooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthral her many fans.\n\nBook Description\n\nAn action-packed, violent and surprising novel about the life of a real historical figure, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book and March.\n\nFrom the Inside Flap\n\nAnointed as the chosen one when just a young shepherd boy, David will rise to be king, grasping the throne and establishing his empire. But his journey is a tumultuous one and the consequences of his choices will resound for generations. In a life that takes him from obscurity to fame, he is by turns hero and traitor, glamorous young tyrant and beloved king, murderous despot and remorseful, diminished patriarch. His wives love and fear him, his sons will betray him. It falls to Natan, the courtier and prophet who both counsels and castigates David, to tell the truth about the path he must take.\n\nBrooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthral her many fans.\n\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nAnointed as the chosen one when just a young shepherd boy, David will rise to be king, grasping the throne and establishing his empire. But his journey is a tumultuous one and the consequences of his choices will resound for generations. In a life that takes him from obscurity to fame, he is by turns hero and traitor, glamorous young tyrant and beloved king, murderous despot and remorseful, diminished patriarch. His wives love and fear him, his sons will betray him. It falls to Natan, the courtier and prophet who both counsels and castigates David, to tell the truth about the path he must take.\n\nBrooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthral her many fans.\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\nGeraldine Brooks is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel March and the international bestsellers The Secret Chord, Caleb's Crossing, People of the Book, and Year of Wonders. She has also written the acclaimed nonfiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. Born and raised in Australia, Brooks lives i","brand":"Abacus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40597396553813,"sku":"9780349139357N","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/52209bcf-0107-46ac-b6c3-6107bcc28a0b.jpg?v=1682516359","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-secret-chord","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}