Author Tessa Afshar
whisks readers into the Persian Empire a generation after the lifetime of
Esther to weave a story of intrigue and romance. “Harvest of Rubies” takes us
into the royal court alongside Sarah, a young Jewish woman who possesses great
skill as a scribe. Her cousin Nehemiah (yes, the wall-building Nehemiah) helps
her to find a position as Senior Scribe to Damaspia, the queen of Persia and
wife of Artaxerxes. Sarah serves the queen but finds herself far beyond the
depth of her social skills as she moves among the Persian nobility.
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