Excellent suggestion John, thank you!

I delved into this book last night...I couldn't put it down. "A Novel of Queen Esther: The Gilded Chamber" by Rebecca Kohn. This story although fiction paints a picture of what life could have been like for Queen Esther.

Now the reason this book captivated me was because its not a fairy tale. The charming prince is a brutish, drunk King only looking to gain pleasure from everything. The heroine is just as complex in emotion, thought and deed as any person reading this book. However, the King and the heroine can not seem to live without each other. They have their own unique painful love.

I'm not one to read a book this thick in one night, it usually takes me two or three so I can wrap my mind around it. I usually spend several hours in between sections to ask questions about why the author wrote it in that manner. This book I couldn't put down, and I just might read it again tonight. It flowed so smoothly and I couldn't wait to turn the pages. Like any good book, I experienced many emotions and could place myself in the book as anyone of the characters.

This is definitely worth buying this book, at least in my opinion.