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Pearl in the sand, harvest of rubies, and harvest of gold. Pearl in the sand was the winner of the new author of the year award in the 2011 readers choice awards. Rahabs house is built into the defensive walls of the city of jericho. In the field of grace isbn 9780802410979 pdf epub tessa. Born in the middle east, tessa spent her teen years in. Though fictional, this story is built on a foundation of biblical facts. Pearl in the sand is a lovely story, vividly written, and is sure to please devotees of biblical fiction. Her conversion to christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life.
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I was utterly shocked by this book from the forward i was hooked. Tessa was born into a nominally muslim family in iran and lived there for the first 14 years of her life. Sep 01, 2010 in pearl in the sand, tessa afshar has created compelling characters that bring new meaning to this wellloved biblical tale. Pearl in the sand by tessa afshar is a wonderful book that is fiction but based on the biblical story of rahab. Pearl in the sand ebook by tessa afshar rakuten kobo. The story details rahab s life from her tragic beginnings as a destitute girl forced into prostitution so she can help support her family to her role as a significant woman of faith and a. Oct 27, 2010 pearl in the sand takes the reader through a journey of what rahabs like may have been like. This imagining of rahabs life has certainly fulfilled my desire to enter into the. Pearl in the sand can a canaanite harlot who has made her living by looking. Tessa afshars writing has been significantly influenced by her experiences growing up in iran, england, and the united states. This acclaimed book by tessa afshar is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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Land of silence is the story largely fictional of the woman who bled for twelve years before reaching out to touch the hem of jesus garment. It is hard not to be captivated by the story of rahab once one realizes that her past is scandalous at best, yet her lineage brought us noble men such as boaz, david, and eventually led to the birth of christ. She was born in iran, lived there for the first fourteen years of her life, and attended an english boarding school for girls before moving to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read harvest of rubies. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pearl in the sand. Tessa afshar audio books, best sellers, author bio.
But if i continue to think of it as someones imagination of what it could have been like, then i am okay. Tessa afshar download pearl in the sand tessa afshar ebook. Pearl in the sand tessa afshar download free ebook. In pearl in the sand, tessa afshar has created compelling characters that bring new meaning to this wellloved biblical tale. Nothing is known of this woman outside of her brief appearance in the gospels, and yet, as tessa afshar notes, she is the only woman whom jesus addressed as daughter.
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