Vibrant details bring Corinth to life

  Afshar's careful attention to history, the Bible and details brings life to Corinth.  Ariadne is living with her father who is in debt, the only way for him to get out of this debt is to "Robin Hood" his way out of it.  Yet Galenos, is not as agile as he used to be, it is a good thing his daughter can be his stronger, life saving accomplice.

Ariadne's brother, Dionysus visits along with his friend, Paul of Tarsus.  Paul preaches about love.  Ariadne and Galenos now have a choice to make, do they follow Paul or continue to steal from people.

I love meeting people from the Bible.  Afshar has a way of introducing you to Bible characters that stick in your mind.  I always learn a lesson or two from her books.  This book has a new way to look at 1 Corinthians 13, which I loved. Afshar's study of history, makes me feel like I have been transported back to Corinth.  Afshar also weaves in Biblical truths in such a colorful way.  When I read the Biblical text, my mind is overtaken with word pictures from this story.  It opens up the Bible in a new and fresh way.

I look forward to reading more about these characters. I anticipate learning more about Ariadne's brother, Theo in a future book.

My thanks to Tyndale House Publishers and Netgalley for the ebook to read in exchange for this review.

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