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Esther

By: Angela Hunt
Narrated by: Rachel Botchan, Kevin R. Free
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Publisher's summary

Best-selling author Angela Hunt Returns to Biblical Fiction.

An ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews in ancient Persia, so an inexperienced young queen must take a stand for her people.

When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler. After months of preparation, the girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king's heart and a queen's crown. But because her situation is uncertain, she keeps her ethnic identity a secret until she learns that an evil and ambitious man has won the king's permission to exterminate all Jews - young and old, powerful, and helpless. Purposely violating an ancient Persian law, she risks her life in order to save her people... and bind her husband's heart.

Esther marks best-selling author Angela Hunt's return to biblical fiction. In each novel she explores an example of a Hebrew Old Testament woman - a woman whose physical beauty influences those around her and can change the course of history.

©2015 Angela Hunt Communications, Inc. (P)2015 Recorded Books
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Riveting

I liked the story very much. It was interesting to hear it from two different perspectives. Not to mention how utterly surprised I was when I recognized parts of the movie "300" and the sequel thereof in the story of Ester. I t made me stop and think how many of the other mythological stories might not be entwined with some of our Biblical stories.. Fascinating!!

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Absolutely Amazing

This was an amazing book. I have always loved the story of Esther, and this book was beautifully written. I highly recommend it to everyone.

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Amazing and beautifully written story!

I enjoyed this story from start to finish. I really love how it brought the story of Esther and the Jewish people's plight to life. Great story and fantastic narration.

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Masterful retelling

Esther is my favorite book of the Bible and Angela Hunt does a fantastic job of retelling the story both accurately and yet it still feels like I’m experiencing it with a fresh perspective. Absolutely fantastic job. And the readers who tell the story on Audible perform the story with emotion and wonderful inflection. I loved every second of it and I just wish it lasted longer :)

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Great listen.

Wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
A story worth reading . I will listen to again.

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Beautifully told

this was the first book of Angela Hunts i listened to. I am hooked. I am on the 4th audio book from her. FAN!!

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gripping

Such historic descriptive artistry. Feel immersed in the culture of the day and put the story of Esther on a platform you want to listen to.

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Wow,

Though it is a fictional story based on the book of Ester, it really brings that book of the Bible to life for me.

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Excellent retelling.

This was a fantastic story based on the biblical story of Esther of Susa. I have read several books on her and love the movie One Night with the King but this goes more deeply into the politics behind the story as well. Really loved it. Kevin Free's narration was perfect as always.

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Esther

I have heard many great fictional accounts of Esther, all with differing characterizations of Hamon. This one does not disappoint.

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