ISAIAH'S DAUGHTER

The Bible jumps to life in this spellbinding narrative drawn from verses in the books of 2 Kings and Isaiah, bringing the troubled kingdoms that followed Solomon's reign into focus and particularly a young woman being raised by the prophet Isaiah.

Ishma, a captive orphan, is as desolate as her name until she's released to the royal prophet Isaiah. Her lively spirit wins Prince Hezekiah's favor, a boy determined to rebuild the kingdom his father has nearly destroyed. Isaiah adopts Ishma, giving her a new name--Zibah, delight of the Lord-- thereby ensuring her royal pedigree. When the king dies, Zibah marries Hezekiah, but discovers even a queen feels like a captive when years of disappointment batter her heart. Zibah is still childless when the Assyrian army besieges Jerusalem, and Hezekiah is stricken with a fatal illness. She turns to the only One who can give life, deliver a nation, and heal her husband. Only Yahweh destroys an army without weapons. Only Yahweh heals a dying man in three days. And only Yahweh gives an orphan queen the son her heart desires.

Mesu Andrews' deep understanding of and love for God's Word brings the biblical world alive for her readers. Her first novel, Love Amid the Ashes, won the 2012 ECPA Book of the Year for a Debut Author. She has published five novels, including The Pharaoh's Daughter and Miriam.