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GAME OF QUEENS: A NOVEL OF VASHTI AND ESTHER By: India Edghill
An inventive retelling of the ancient story of Vashti and Esther?a soaring tale of political turmoil, searing betrayal, passionate friendship, and forbidden love.
Saint Martins Press
September 2015
On Sale: September 1, 2015
Featuring: Queen Esther; Chief Eunuch Hegai; Queen Vashti
352 pages ISBN: 0312338937 EAN: 9780312338930 Kindle: B00SS0DCRM Hardcover / e-Book
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You may know part of the story already, but you only know what history has passed along. The story of how Vashti, Queen of Queens, the most beautiful woman in all the empire, defied the king her husband and so lost her crown. The story of how Ahasuerus, King of Kings, commanded that the most beautiful maidens be sent to his court so he might choose a new queen. And you may know how he set the queenβs crown upon the head of the virtuous and beautiful Esther, and how Queen Esther herself defied both king and law to save her people from a treacherous fate. Game of Queens is the story of power and treachery, blood and deception, bravery and romance that surrounds the court of Ahasuerus and brings to life two of the most celebrated heroines in all of history.
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