I remember reading The Atonement Child, and I really enjoyed it. It's a very good story.
Have you read her Mark of the Lion trilogy yet? I feel like I bring those up a lot, but they're my favorite Francine Rivers books. They take place not long after Jesus' death and resurrection, when Christians were being persecuted. The story is fictional, but the history is fascinating.
Another author who has rewritten stories from the Bible is Orson Scott Card. He has a trilogy called Women of Genesis. The first one is about Sarah, the second one is about Rebekah, and the third one (that I haven't read yet) is about Rachel and Leah. They're very well-written, and I liked how he fleshed the stories out. (I think he's better at it than Francine Rivers.) I think he was accurate about a lot of historical things, but I guess I don't know for sure. I mean historical things like the kind of society and stuff.
I understand your hesitations about books like this. For me, I don't like or dislike them as a whole. There are some I enjoy and some I don't. And I always just keep in mind that it's a fictional retelling.
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Date: 2008-05-08 01:45 am (UTC)Have you read her Mark of the Lion trilogy yet? I feel like I bring those up a lot, but they're my favorite Francine Rivers books. They take place not long after Jesus' death and resurrection, when Christians were being persecuted. The story is fictional, but the history is fascinating.
Another author who has rewritten stories from the Bible is Orson Scott Card. He has a trilogy called Women of Genesis. The first one is about Sarah, the second one is about Rebekah, and the third one (that I haven't read yet) is about Rachel and Leah. They're very well-written, and I liked how he fleshed the stories out. (I think he's better at it than Francine Rivers.) I think he was accurate about a lot of historical things, but I guess I don't know for sure. I mean historical things like the kind of society and stuff.
I understand your hesitations about books like this. For me, I don't like or dislike them as a whole. There are some I enjoy and some I don't. And I always just keep in mind that it's a fictional retelling.