Imaginative retelling

Carolyn Lacey  |  Reviews
Date posted:  1 Sep 2017
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Imaginative retelling

THROUGH MARTHA’S EYES:
One woman witnesses the greatest
event in history
By Corinne Brixton
Troubador Publishing. 354 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978 1 788 036 283

Set in Judea during the early decades of the first century AD, Through Martha’s Eyes is a historical novel that offers the reader a glimpse into family and community life during the time of Jesus’ earthly ministry.

Using an imagined back story for Martha of Bethany, one of Jesus’ friends, the author seeks to portray the events of Jesus’ public ministry from her perspective.

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