5 stars! - Read via the 5-in-1 collection of A Lineage of Grace (paperback), but I have the books separated for an accurate count here. 

WOW! I have never read a biblical fiction book before this. I’ve read a couple modern “re-tellings” but not one set in biblical times. I read this for a reading challenge fulfillment. I figured that if I was going to do this, a Francine Rivers book was the way to do it! She is such a gifted writer that God has blessed in her faithfulness to Him. 

Tamar is not exactly a “well-known” individual from the Bible. Women were not treated well then but clearly God wanted otherwise for her. He showed her favour for her obedience and faithfulness. It’s amazing how she came to believe and trust in the God of Judah. Her hope to have a child and preserve the house of Judah was truly remarkable. She was treated horribly in that family and was never accepted. Yet she restored his house. More importantly, she restored his faith in God. 

Ms Rivers truly brings this story to life. Though it’s a fictionalized account, I know she does her research. I would guess that her story is not far off whatsoever. 

I honestly didn’t expect to like a fiction book set in biblical times. I always avoided them. I don’t know why. Now I will be reading the remainder of the books in A Lineage of Grace. I will also be purchasing and reading Sons of Encouragement which is the collection she wrote about five men of the Bible.