GBSC00-11 Geraldine Brooks - The Secret Chord.nfo
General Information
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Title: The Secret Chord
Author: Geraldine Brooks
Read By: Paul Boehmer
Copyright: 2015
Audiobook Copyright: 2015
Genre: Fiction - Historical
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Length each: Original CD lengths
Source: Overdrive MP3
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 11
Total Duration: 13:07:03
Total MP3 Size: 360.70
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: 3j
Encoded With: LAME
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Joint Stereo
Normalize: None
Noise Reduction: None
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Publisher's Summary
A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from
the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book and March.
With more than two million copies of her novels sold, New York Times
best-selling author Geraldine Brooks has achieved both popular and critical
acclaim. Now, Brooks takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic
figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away
the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces
the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier,
from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into
his remorseful and diminished dotage.
The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes
of David's life while also focusing on others, even more remarkable
and emotionally intense, that have been neglected. We see David through
the eyes of those who love him or fear him - from the prophet Natan,
voice of his conscience; to his wives, Mikal, Avigail, and Batsheva;
and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like
old age. Brooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters
from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith,
desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthrall her many
fans.
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