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Publisher:
Bethany House |
Release
Date: January 2004 |
ISBN:
0-7642-2737-8 |
Awards:
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Format
Reviewed: Hardcover |
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Genre:
Fiction and Literature - Biblical |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Kristin Johnson |
Reviewer
Notes: Reviewer Kristin Johnson is the author of
CHRISTMAS COOKIES ARE FOR GIVING, co-written with Mimi Cummins
and ORDINARY MIRACLES: My Incredible Spiritual, Artistic and
Scientific Journey, co-written with Sir Rupert A.L. Perrin,
M.D. |
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Hadassah-One
Night with the King
By Tommy Tenney with
Mark Andrew Olsen
This
fall from ABC: "The Bachelorette: Queen of Persia!" Dozens
of beautiful would-be royal hopefuls
one year
one night
one
King. The catch: You have to impress the royal robes off the king
in just one night
and if you're in the gilt shoes of Hadassah
of Susa, you must hide that you're Jewish, because certain ancient
tribes hate you and have slaughtered most of your family.
Persian
bachelorettes in the king's harem must endure incense baths, endless
primping and pampering sessions, but no group dates, thankfully.
They seize a chance at the family jewels (hint: thinking solely
about sex isn't going to get you the crown); avoid pissing off the
Chief Eunuch (who's the Chris Harrison of the harem); make friends
with the other candidates (Kristen "Jen makes me sick"
Buschbacher from "The Bachelor 3" need not apply); avoid
pigging out on rich food; survive potentially lethal sabotage by
jealous rivals (though on "The Bachelor 3," Amber made
herself sick with binge drinking); and above all, avoid getting
sent to the concubines' house, where all you do is hope Bob, er,
the King, remembers your name. In the meantime, you watch DVDs of
every "Bachelor" season to find out exactly what you did
wrong and get fashion tips from rejected contestants.
What?
They didn't have DVDs in Persia, 5th century BC? I thought these
were an advanced people. On the plus side, they didn't have cameras,
paparazzi with papyrus climbing the palace walls, and best of all
NO
PINK ROSES! Ryan Sutter wonders at this point, "Can I time-travel,
set a fire to kill Xerxes and take his place? Man, all Hadassah
(later Queen Esther) wants from me is to save her people and execute
the guy who murdered her family, not to mention let her keep her
God. Compared to having all-pink flowers, and the possibility of
eating on pink plates for the rest of my life, I'll take it."
Part
tender love story (though a small part), part beautiful religious
awakening, part palace thriller, and thoroughly a woman's heroic
odyssey, HADASSAH: One Night With the King will keep you hooked
way beyond ABC's dreams.
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