01691cam a2200325 i 4500 478774610 TxAuBib 20160101120000.0 150821s2015||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2015032568 9781410482952 hardback 1410482952 hardback DLC eng rda DLC SKYRV TxAuBib rda Brooks, Geraldine. The secret chord [Large Print] / Geraldine Brooks. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2015. 527 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Thorndike Press large print core. 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. 20160101. David King of Israel Fiction. Large type books. Historical fiction. Thorndike Press large print core. T3F