A Voice in the Wind
Author: Francine Rivers
Pages: 544
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Book Description:
The first book in the beloved Mark of the Lion series, A Voice in the Wind brings readers back to the first century and introduces them to a character they will never forget―Hadassah.
While wealthy Roman citizens indulge their every whim, Jews and barbarians are bought and sold as slaves and gladiators in the bloodthirsty arena. Amid the depravity around her, a young Jewish slave girl becomes a light in the darkness. Even as she’s torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, Hadassah clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of a decadent empire.
Review:
This was a re-read for me. The first section of the book is hard to get through with war, genocide, enslavement, and the horrors of those things in graphic descriptions. Once the main characters arrive in Rome, the book hits its stride. Hadassah has to choose whether to speak of her faith to the people she is a slave to, or keep her faith to herself and live with the fear of death if discovered. A great peak into the Ancient Roman world, with a lot of modern day applications in whether we are willing to speak up at witnesses in our society or keep silent.
Also, I highly recommend reading the 2nd book of the series as well. It is so powerful and my favorite of the 3 book series.
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