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Ahoti

By: Miriam Feinberg Vamosh, Eva Marie Everson
Narrated by: Yasmine Al-Bustami
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A masterful retelling of Tamar's story of redemption, faith, healing, and justice

Ravaged by one brother, silenced and betrayed by another, and abandoned by her father, Tamar—once beloved daughter of the king of Israel, and healer of the court—suddenly finds herself in exile, fleeing for her life. But the story continues where the scriptures end: a dangerous journey and tenacious pursuit of her true identity and calling brings her full circle, to her rightful place in the kingdom.

Connoisseurs of Biblical fiction will love Ahoti.

  • Ahoti brings to life the Old Testament story of the biblical princess Tamar, the daughter of David, King of Israel.
  • The familiar Bible story ends with Tamar living “desolate” (2 Samuel 13:20), but master storytellers Miriam Feinberg Vamosh and Eva Marie Everson take listeners beyond this sorrowful ending to a horizon of hope, thanks to their brilliant adaptation of an ancient anonymous manuscript, purportedly written by Gad the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29), which was discovered in India in the early 18th century. Beyond the biblical text, this manuscript provides a surprising conclusion, which has powerful modern-day significance.
  • Rich with cultural, biblical, and historic detail, and spiritually compelling, Ahoti will inspire listeners to overcome humiliation, pain, betrayal, and bitterness, to embrace a life of purpose.

Learn more at ahotibook.com.

©2024 Miriam Feinberg Vamosh and Eva Marie Everson (P)2024 Miriam Feinberg Vamosh and Eva Marie Everson
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"As an author of biblical fiction, I know the amount of research and work that goes into crafting a story like this. Miriam Feinberg Vamosh and Eva Marie Everson comprise the perfect team." —Jerry B. Jenkins, The Chosen series

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Loved this version of Tamar and her story

A vivid story line of pain and forgiveness. The performance was impressive. A great read

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It was good

The main reason why I listened to this book was because of Yasmine. She did a wonderful job at giving life to this book.

The story was captivating, I only knew a brief resume of Tamar’s life before reading the books so I was expecting to be heartbroken and disgusted by some parts of it. Well, I was heartbroken but also I was happily surprised by how the writers focused on her resilience.

Side note: the book has a lot of editing problems. You should reviewed it again. There is a lot of repeating phrases from the Yasmin correcting her interpretation our pronunciation (which I totally enjoyed, but ai know it shouldn’t be there)

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Wonderful Historical fiction. A Must Read!

Story is very well written and based on a lot of research. Kudos to the author. Narration in the first person is effective and engaging. Portrayals of favorite Bible heroes like David and Solomon is honest and likely true even if not necessarily complimentary. But it is Important to remember this book is written from the voice of Ahoti and her sufferings shaped her life and her autobiography. Being a Bible reader, I still learned much of the story from other sources that enabled me to understand Tamar’s world.
Most of all the book was very enjoyable and a real page turner. Very highly recommended!

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Great biblical fiction!

Realistic and filled with authentic historical details, this story is biblical fiction at its finest.

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It was a slow moving story.

I enjoy hearing the history of the Old Testament come to life as it helps me better understand the Bible. I thought the author said that there were new scrolls that were found to support that Tamara had a life beyond being housed in her brother’s home, but I cannot find anything. I felt like the story was slow and not as spiritual as I enjoy, but I’m glad in the end, things came together.

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