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Daughter of Rome

By: Tessa Afshar
Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon
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A woman with a devastating secret. A man bent on proving his worth. A chance encounter that catapults them into the heart of history.

When the daughter of a prominent Roman general meets a disinherited Jewish immigrant, neither one can dream of God's plan to transform them into the most influential couple of the early church. Nor can they anticipate the mountains that will threaten to bury them. Their courtship unwittingly shadowed by murder and betrayal, Priscilla and Aquila slowly work to build a community of believers, while their lives grow increasingly complicated thanks to a shaggy dog, a mysterious runaway, and a ruthless foe desperate for love. But when they're banished from their home by a capricious emperor, they must join forces with an unusual rabbi named Paul and fight to turn treachery into redemption.

With impeccable research and vivid detail, Daughter of Rome is both an emotive love story and an immersive journey through first-century Rome and Corinth, reminding listeners once again why Debbie Macomber has said that "no one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar."

©2020 Tessa Afshar (P)2019 Recorded Books
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Enjoyed the story

Enjoyed the story of two people I have always been interested in hearing about. Fun to think of their lives as they worked along side Paul.

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Food for the soul

Food for the soul. Made me keep my mind where it belongs. On our Lord and Savior.

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So well Written

I kept expecting something different in the end of the story. I love how Gods love and forgiveness is so well delivered.

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This was an incredible blessing.

Loved this book and the narrator. Now I want to read/hear all of Tessa Afshar's books.

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This is a wonderful story!

I Couldn't stop listening. Ms Afshar has a marvellous job of bringing the characters to life!

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Touched and moved by the story

This Christian romance illustrates the power of Christ’s love, forgiveness and service in our lives.

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Great read with vivid details

A good fictional story of Priscilla and Aquila. Really liked this read! Worth the time.

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Interesting, but not as good as the author’s other books.

There premise for this idea was intriguing, and I did enjoy many aspects of this book. I’m a huge Tessa Afshar fan, but I was disappointed in this book. It read a little too much like a romance novel, and it got a little too graphic for my personal taste. I would say the romance scenes in this book were more descriptive than her other books. Also I found Aquila’s character a little trite, and very typical of the male in a romance novel- saying all the things a woman would supposedly want to hear, but it didn’t really ring true to the period in which it was written. I suppose it’s entirely possible Aquila would have said those things, we really have no way of knowing, but I sincerely doubt it.
It was a good listen, but I wouldn’t buy a hard copy of this one.

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Amazing

This is an amazing story about God’s love and learning how to forgive yourself. About being the better person no matter what others do to you. Finding that inner peace by having faith in God and sharing that faith with others

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Interesting

I learned about Bible characters of things I did not know... interesting...I will listen to it again later in my time of enjoying a book with historical Bible times...

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