Abigail (#02 in Wives Of King David Series)

Jill has written this book with excellent attention to detail and obviously, after a great deal of thought and study. I had a lot of trouble with excessively heavy biases in all the books in this series. I will not be reading further books, as I have Jewish roots and do not wish to read about my forebears in this manner. \\r\\n\\r\\nWhile it can be of inestimable value to take those whose lives are described in the Bible and tell their story in fiction, it is an area which is problematic. In building plot and understanding, we can misrepresent those people. Judgements and inaccurate motivations can be assigned to people (not 'characters,' those in the Bible are people deserving respect) without intention to offend. These stay in the mind's of readers and can have a negative effect on their reading of the Word. \\r\\n\\r\\nThe constant, hostile interaction between David's wives, and some of the more intimate aspects of the book, made me cringe. David was constantly portrayed in a negative, one dimensional way, which made no sense it the light of his documented spiritual character. I skipped over many parts and would dearly have loved to see Abigail portrayed as the capable woman she was; not a modern version with 21st century values and less backbone.