The Handmaid and the Carpenter

The Handmaid and the Carpenter - Paperback

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The Handmaid and the Carpenter - Paperback

The Handmaid and the Carpenter - Paperback

by Elizabeth Berg
$18.00
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Book Overview

This wonderful novel transports us to Nazareth in biblical times, where we meet Mary and Joseph-and understand them as never before: young, in love, and suddenly faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Aided by a great and abiding love, they endure challenges to their relationship as well as threats to their lives as they come to terms with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the birth of their child, Jesus. For Mary, the pregnancy is a divine miracle and a privilege. For Joseph, it is an ongoing test of his faith-in his wife as well as in his God. Exquisitely written and imbued with emotional truth and richness of detail, The Handmaid and the Carpenter explores lives touched profoundly by miracles large and small.

Praise for The Handmaid and the Carpenter

"The oldest story ever told becomes fresh, even modern. [Grade: ] A."
-Entertainment Weekly

"Poetic, reflective, and intricate . . . There is a crystalline humanity, a logical vulnerability in [Elizabeth] Berg's imaginative interpretation [that] brings novel resplendence to a familiar story."
-Booklist

"Sweetly lyrical and yet movingly realistic."
-New York Daily News

"[Berg] movingly takes the story of the least ordinary couple in history, and by respectfully evoking the rhythms and rituals of
daily life, makes them more human, yet no less transcendent."
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Imaginative and compelling."
-Star Ledger
ISBN9780345505910
Author Elizabeth Berg
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2008
LanguageENG- English
Pages176
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including The Story of Arthur Truluv, Open House, Talk Before Sleep, and The Year of Pleasures, as well as the short story collection The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted. Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year. She adapted The Pull of the Moon into a play that enjoyed sold-out performances in Chicago and Indianapolis, and three of her novels have been turned into TV movies. She is the founder of the reading series Writing Matters. She teaches writing workshops and speaks at venues around the country. She lives outside Chicago.

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