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| SARAI |
He promised her his heart. She promised him a son. But how long must
they wait?
Sarai, the last child of her
aged father, is beautiful, spoiled, and used to getting her own way. Even as a
young girl, she is aware of the way men look at her, including her half brother
Abram. When Abram finally requests Sarai’s hand, she asks one thing – that he
promise never to take another wife as long as she lives. Even her father thinks
the demand is restrictive and agrees to the union only if Sarai makes a promise
in return – to give Abram a son and heir. Certain she can easily do that, Sarai
agrees.
But as the years stretch on and
Sarai’s womb remains empty, she becomes desperate to fulfill her end of the
bargain – lest Abram decide that he will not fulfill his. To what lengths will
Sarai go in her quest to bear a son? And how long will Abram’s patience last?
Review from PW (Publisher’s
Weekly):
“Smith is at her best in handling the
triangulated relationship between Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar … Smith breathes new
imaginative life into a well-known sacred story.”
SARAI Excerpt:
Sarai glanced
across the courtyard, catching Abram’s gaze. His half smile and the twinkle in
his eye warmed her more than the wine she had tasted at the start of the
ceremony. Music drifted around them as the bridal couple—their nephew Lot and
his new wife, Melah—took their seats on the bench beneath the canopy and
accepted rich foods from the hands of the servants.
