First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It's also filled with danger and corruption - the perfect setting for Ariadne's greatest adventure. After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the...
First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It's also filled with danger and corruption - the perfect setting for Ariadne's greatest adventure.
After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city's corrupt of their ill-gotten gains. Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father's apprentice. As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire. But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future - and very lives -hanging in the balance.
When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they've fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for.
Be transported back in time by this gripping tale of adventure, bravery, and redemption, and discover why Debbie Macomber says, "No one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar."
First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It's also filled with danger and corruption-the perfect setting for Ariadne's greatest adventure.
After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city's corrupt of their ill-gotten gains.
Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father's apprentice. As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire. But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future-and very lives-hanging in the balance.
When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they've fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for.
Be transported back in time by this gripping tale of adventure, bravery, and redemption, and discover why Debbie Macomber says, "No one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar."
First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It's also filled with danger and corruption - the perfect setting for Ariadne's greatest adventure. After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the...
First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It's also filled with danger and corruption - the perfect setting for Ariadne's greatest adventure.
After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city's corrupt of their ill-gotten gains. Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father's apprentice. As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire. But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future - and very lives -hanging in the balance.
When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they've fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for.
Be transported back in time by this gripping tale of adventure, bravery, and redemption, and discover why Debbie Macomber says, "No one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar."
First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It's also filled with danger and corruption-the perfect setting for Ariadne's greatest adventure.
After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father's home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city's corrupt of their ill-gotten gains.
Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father's apprentice. As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire. But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future-and very lives-hanging in the balance.
When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they've fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for.
Be transported back in time by this gripping tale of adventure, bravery, and redemption, and discover why Debbie Macomber says, "No one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar."
This was quite different to the other Tessa Afsher books which are usually of the soft, romantic genre. Thief of Corinth, as suggested by the name, is drawn from Corinthians and refers to Paul from the Bible. . . far from fluffy & whimsical, it is bold, engaging & so powerful!! I loved it. High recommend.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
6 years ago
Compelling and Intriguing
Loved the intensity of this story. The Author has once again written a very compelling and intriguing biblical novel with very interesting characters that brings the past back to life. I enjoyed reading about the historical customs and life during the biblical times in Corinth. This novel is wonderfully written and keeps you interested from the beginning to the end. This is a novel that is a good choice for those readers who want a story full of mystery, suspense, drama, tangled family secrets, romance and finding hope through God while learning to forgive. Well worth reading.
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I recommend this product
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
6 years ago
Choices make us
Another great story by Tessa Afshar. What an emotional journey Ariadne takes you on, at times I'm holding tear back other times I'm holding my breath and can't read fast enough to find out what happens and I absolutely love the way Tessa introduce Paul into the story. Love Paul in the bible and love him in this story. Thank you Tessa Afshar and please keep the books coming.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
7 years ago
Bible brought to life
I absolutely loved this book! Like all Tessa's books, it is set in Bible times with characters you read about in the Bible scattered through the book. I loved the journey of Ariadne, the main character, and the emotions every decision she made evoked. The writing was so good that it was like being pulled into the story and living it alongside them (took hours of walking around in a daze after finishing it to find my way back to reality. . . ). It made me laugh, it made me cry but more than anything, it stirred my heart and made me want to go back and not only read it again the second I finished it but also pull out my Bible and re-read the stories of Dionysus and others mentioned in it. I especially loved the way Paul (the apostle) was portrayed. Though Ariadne and her family aren't found in the Bible, the descriptions of Ephesus and their lives within it really brought the Bible to life for me. Highly, highly recommend!
