Rebekah (novel)

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Rebekah
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Author Orson Scott Card
Cover artist Frederic Leighton
LanguageEnglish
Series Women of Genesis
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Forge Books (Tor)
Publication date
 2001
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages416 pp
Preceded by Sarah  
Followed by Rachel and Leah  

Rebekah (2001) is the second novel in the Women of Genesis series by Orson Scott Card.

Contents

Plot introduction

Rebekah follows the story of Isaac through the eyes and perspective of Rebekah. The story-line does not deviate from the story told in Genesis, but Card does add details and characters of his own invention.

Author's comments on the book

In his introduction to the book, Scott Card says that much of what he includes in the novel is speculation and adds that, "The task in this novel was to show how good people can sometimes do bad things to those they love most." He goes on to say, "Isaac was headed for a disastrously wrong decision; Rebekah chose an equally wrong method of stopping him...but in the end, the result was a good one because good people made the best of it despite all the mistakes." [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Card, Orson Scott (December 15, 2002). Amazon.com preview of the book Rebekah by Orson Scott Card. Macmillan. ISBN   076534128X.


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