Noah's Wife

Mar 11, 2011 Tara Chevrestt rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, middle-east, kindle

Likes:

-The heroine and especially her banter with Noah. Laughed out loud when she told him he stank upon meeting him.

-Her relationship with the bird and other animals. I thought that was beautiful.

-The book is extremely well written.

-Despite the fact it is about Noah, the book is not preachy or Christian at all. It's simply a story and it chronicles a time when people were torn between Mother Godess and Father God..

Dislikes:

-I grew very bored as the heroine (I can't spell her name without looki...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Donna rated it 3 of 5 stars

I was disappointed in this book, although it was not a bad book. The author gives us the story of the great flood through the eyes of Noah's wife, a young woman who has Asperger Syndrome. The book starts when she is a young girl, and attempts to illustrate what life was like at that time, most specifically for Na'amah, who has to be very careful because of her condition, or she could be outcast or pitted. The author also touches on the changing religious beliefs of the time, moving away from a F...more

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Nov 12, 2009 T.k. Thorne rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author)

Not sure if this is kosher, since I wrote this novel. :-) I once heard a writer say that they never knew what their book was really about until they finished it. I thought NOAH'S WIFE was a story about a young girl with Apserger's (a mild form of autism), a flood, and an ancient culture. It was all these things, (and great characters who kept taking the story out of my hands and surprising me) but reflecting on it, I think it has something to say about being human, about religion and culture, an...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Rayne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed reading this novel, especially because of the writing style. This author's writing style flows so smoothly and has such a feather-light touch that I soon became engrossed in the story and forgot that it was a story.

For the writing style alone, I would award this five stars (or more, of more were available).

The plot is also great, a how-it-might-have-been historical tale loosely inspired by the Bible (but not a Biblical tale).

What separates this novel from a masterpiece is the character...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Lydia Elle Nolan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

ANOTHER good book I encountered on my author/writers site, which I will post as soon as I have time.

This is a variation on the story of Noah, from his wife's perspective, (we don't get hers in the Bible), who is autistic, and is an enchanting and endearing character which I came to really enjoy. The story is somewhat like the Biblical narrative, but only in general plot. Instead, Thorne chooses to have us look at how a wife in biblical times might wonder why things are occurring as they did, and...more

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Nov 11, 2009 Malcolm rated it 5 of 5 stars

Author T. K. Thorne brings us the mythic story of Na'amah in her beautifully written novel "Noah's Wife." Using research indicating that a flood about 5500 BCE nearly decimated the settlements along the southern shore of a fresh water lake known today as the Black Sea, Thorne has created a rich, multidimensional and richly imagined account of the Biblical flood from a feminine point of view.

Na'amah's difficult birth left her with a pinched-head disfigurement that would have given the elders caus...more Author T. K. Thorne brings us the mythic story of Na'amah in her beautifully written novel "Noah's Wife." Using research indicating that a flood about 5500 BCE nearly decimated the settlements along the southern shore of a fresh water lake known today as the Black Sea, Thorne has created a rich, multidimensional and richly imagined account of the Biblical flood from a feminine point of view.

Na'amah's difficult birth left her with a pinched-head disfigurement that would have given the elders cause to cast her out had her grandmother Savta not convinced them the condition was temporary. Tubal-Cain will not forgive his sister for killing their mother in childbirth, though his actions stem in part from a secret Na'amah does not know. As a member of the hunting clan, Tubal-Cain despises Na'amah's obsession with sheep and for being, in his estimation, somewhat dimwitted and without value. When Na'amah is twelve years old, she asks her grandmother why she keeps telling her she is special.

She is special, Savta says, in a way that can never be spoken of openly. Mother-Goddess has chosen her as a spokeswoman; yet this is a time when the goddess' influence is waning in favor of a patriarchal Father-God belief system. The highly superstitious elders would throw Na'amah into a pit in the center of town used for meting out punishments if she openly professed a belief in the goddess.

Na'amah, who--in today's terms--is an Asperger savant, does not believe in either Mother-Goddess or Father-God. While she doesn't understand why her extreme sensitive to sound produces color visualizations or why she can perceive the low-frequency vibrations that precede earthquakes, she has no interest hearing about secret missions for a purported Mother-Goddess. She wants to be left alone to tend her sheep and experience the magic of life as the natural world presents it to her.

"Noah's Wife" begins twenty-one years before the flood and focuses on Na'amah's betrothal and marriage to Noah the boat builder, her mistreatment at the hands of her own people as well as the nearby River People, and her forced need to come to terms with her special talents. In mythic terms, she undergoes both an outer, physical quest and an inner spiritual journey.

Thorne has created a deep and fully formed cultural backdrop for Na'amah's quest, complemented with a highly detailed physical world and well-defined characters. Like Tosca Lee's account of First Woman in "Havah: The Story of Eve," Thorne's "Noah's Wife" represents an epic alternative to a well-known patriarchal story. The result is a novel of great enchantment, suspense and power. (less)

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Apr 14, 2011 Eileen Granfors rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: families, historical-fiction, highly-unusual, medical-issues, women

T.K. Thorne's "Noah's Wife" is well-written and well-researched. It is the story of life in an ancient civilization. Although the title refers to Noah (of Ark fame) and Noah is there in his solitary life, the Great Flood and the ship of animals are not the primary focus.

Our heroine is Na'amah, a woman who has with a special bond with animals and who feels she is "too damaged" to fit in with the people of her village. She has what we might call autistic tendencies today.

We watch her grow up from...more

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Feb 27, 2011 Kristin rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was a completely different sort than I normally read, but when my cousin gave it to me, I figued I'd give it a try. Biblical stories generally aren't my thing mainly because I don't like books set outside of modern times and have never studied the Bible, but I know the bare basics of the story of Noah, and the plot sounded intriguing.
The book drew me in despite my initial reservations, and I applaud the author for writing the book in such a way to accomplish that. She kept the characte...more This book was a completely different sort than I normally read, but when my cousin gave it to me, I figued I'd give it a try. Biblical stories generally aren't my thing mainly because I don't like books set outside of modern times and have never studied the Bible, but I know the bare basics of the story of Noah, and the plot sounded intriguing.
The book drew me in despite my initial reservations, and I applaud the author for writing the book in such a way to accomplish that. She kept the characters simple, with the narrator being Noah's wife, who is afflicted with what is now known as Asperger's Syndrome and tells things as they are and how someone might view the world through such a perspective. I did have a bit of difficulty with exact chronology, as the book is broken down into sections where Na'amah would write about large chapters in her life that had occurred since she wrote the last one but she did often mention how many summers old she was at a certain time and I suppose that is the best way to handle time when clocks, calendars, and the like did not yet exist as we know them now. Overall, I found the book very well-written.
As I read this book, it reminded me of the RPGs I've played for 20+ years, which helped me with the imagery of what was going on, as those games are often set in primitive socities, so that is how I envision ancient times to be. I could picture an RPG being made of this book, though I feel the plot is a little too 'tight' for the game to be made exactly as the book plays out. Still, it wouldn't be too difficult to go from a child tending sheep, to a teenager taken captive by theives, to an 'old woman' on a quest to save her people from a pending flood.
I would be interested to see what sort of book the author writes next. If it's another one set in ancient times, I can't say I'd want to read it, because while one book was a nice diversion, the Noah and Asperger's angle were the only things that brought me to it in the first place. I do like the author's style, so if she goes more modern, say 20th century, I'd give it a shot.(less)

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Nov 30, 2009 Joyce Norman rated it 5 of 5 stars

uthor T. K. Thorne brings us the mythic story of Na’amah in her beautifully written novel “Noah’s Wife.” Using research indicating that a flood about 5500 BCE nearly decimated the settlements along the southern shore of a fresh water lake known today as the Black Sea, Thorne has created a rich, multidimensional and richly imagined account of the Biblical flood from a feminine point of view.

Na’amah’s difficult birth left her with a pinched-head disfigurement that would have given the elders cause...more uthor T. K. Thorne brings us the mythic story of Na’amah in her beautifully written novel “Noah’s Wife.” Using research indicating that a flood about 5500 BCE nearly decimated the settlements along the southern shore of a fresh water lake known today as the Black Sea, Thorne has created a rich, multidimensional and richly imagined account of the Biblical flood from a feminine point of view.

Na’amah’s difficult birth left her with a pinched-head disfigurement that would have given the elders cause to cast her out had her grandmother Savta not convinced them the condition was temporary. Tubal-Cain will not forgive his sister for killing their mother in childbirth, though his actions stem in part from a secret Na’amah does not know. As a member of the hunting clan, Tubal-Cain despises Na’amah’s obsession with sheep and for being, in his estimation, somewhat dimwitted and without value. When Na’amah is twelve years old, she asks her grandmother why she keeps telling her she is special.

She is special, Savta says, in a way that can never be spoken of openly. Mother-Goddess has chosen her as a spokeswoman; yet this is a time when the goddess’ influence is waning in favor of a patriarchal Father-God belief system. The highly superstitious elders would throw Na’amah into a pit in the center of town used for meting out punishments if she openly professed a belief in the goddess.

Na’amah, who–in today’s terms–is an Asperger savant, does not believe in either Mother-Goddess or Father-God. While she doesn’t understand why her extreme sensitive to sound produces color visualizations or why she can perceive the low-frequency vibrations that precede earthquakes, she has no interest hearing about secret missions for a purported Mother-Goddess. She wants to be left alone to tend her sheep and experience the magic of life as the natural world presents it to her.

“Noah’s Wife” begins twenty-one years before the flood and focuses on Na’amah’s betrothal and marriage to Noah the boat builder, her mistreatment at the hands of her own people as well as the nearby River People, and her forced need to come to terms with her special talents. In mythic terms, she undergoes both an outer, physical quest and an inner spiritual journey.

Thorne has created a deep and fully formed cultural backdrop for Na’amah’s quest, complemented with a highly detailed physical world and well-defined characters. Like Tosca Lee’s account of First Woman in “Havah: The Story of Eve,” Thorne’s “Noah’s Wife” represents an epic alternative to a well-known patriarchal story. The result is a novel of great enchantment, suspense and power.

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Aug 04, 2012 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was provided to me from Goodreads First Reads and I was excited to get it. The idea of hearing from Noah's wife was intriguing. I was surprised to discover early on that the book uses the biblical version of the story of Noah's Ark as a very light framework of the story - and it is far more secular than biblical in nature. I actually loved how the author took the story and tweaked it while framing it in a datable historical period. I was fascinated and transported to that time through...more

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Feb 24, 2011 Elli rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ancient-biblical-fiction

-ebook. Asperger's syndrome is a very high functioning sort of autism, and the author chose to picture Noah's wife as having this. But in the long run, it was much more of a help than a hindrance. Picture a Father God and a Mother Goddess each with a bit different viewpoint on the story of Creation. then picture a snake's shedding of his old skin as an aphorism of new life. Also picture the possibility of a rather weak Adam pushing his wife into finding out some information for them, then using...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Faith Justice rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: given-away

I got this book in the Historical Novel Society Conference goodie-bag and was intrigued. Asperger's runs in my family, so I was curious as to how Thorne would handle that aspect of her debut novel. She states in her Acknowledgements and Postscript that she doesn't have Asperger Syndrome and relied on research and particularly the writings of Dr. Temple Grandin, a well-known speaker and writer on the topic. (Dr. Grandin also has Asperger's.) For the most part, I felt she got it right. As she note...more I got this book in the Historical Novel Society Conference goodie-bag and was intrigued. Asperger's runs in my family, so I was curious as to how Thorne would handle that aspect of her debut novel. She states in her Acknowledgements and Postscript that she doesn't have Asperger Syndrome and relied on research and particularly the writings of Dr. Temple Grandin, a well-known speaker and writer on the topic. (Dr. Grandin also has Asperger's.) For the most part, I felt she got it right. As she notes, this is a neurological condition that runs a vast spectrum of behaviors and can present as a severe disability up to creative genius. Every person with AS presents differently, but they all share a common difficulty with social engagement. They are "clueless" until they figure out, or someone teaches them, the social rules that most children seem to absorb with no instruction. There's no reason to believe Asperger's didn't exist in 5500 BCE, but, from a Darwinian point of view, it was probably very rare. Loners, folks who didn't "belong" or conform to group norms, would have had a significant survival disadvantage. This is how Na'amah describes herself:

"My name, Na'amah, means pleasant or beautiful. I am not always pleasant, but I am beautiful. Perhaps that is why I am trundled atop this beast like a roll of hides for market and surrounded by grim-faced men. If my captors had bothered to ask me, I would have told them that their prize is of questionable value because my mind is damaged…Memories appear as images in my mind. Each word-sound I hear has its own color and shape and they fit together with the others in patterns that I can recall as easily as I can name every sheep on my hillside…I speak only truth, unwise as it may be, since lies distress me…my words and manner seem odd to other people. I am more comfortable with animals, who do not expect me to be any way than the way I am."

Na'amah is an appealing first person character and, in one sense, an unreliable narrator. Because of her autism, she misses the nuances in others' behavior, facial expressions and voice. The author has to give the reader clues through Na'amah's descriptions about what is "really" going on—a tricky proposition and usually handled well. Where it falls down is with Tubal, Na'amah's brother and nemesis. He is an irredeemably evil character (and therefore boring) from the first pages. Na'amah knows him as a bully with a burning hatred for her. As the story continues, he breaks every (to be written) commandment in the Good Book. The readers have no clue as to why that might be, except that his mother died at Na'amah's birth. Because we can't see the nuances, we find out his motivation far too late in the book. Any chance that he might be a complicated (and, therefore, more interesting) character is lost in Na'amah's black and white world.

Thorne does build a believable prehistoric society. Technology and agriculture are appropriate for the age. I found the (Earth) Mother Goddess/(Sky) Father God dichotomy a bit religiously simplistic. Most of the evidence we have points to our ancestors' profound belief in the supernatural, with spirits and "gods" inhabiting every niche of the unknown. The concept of being able to harm others through supernatural means surely did exist and any "odd" person would be at risk for expulsion or other harm, even death. Na'amah's religious skepticism and her awareness of its dangers, is nicely portrayed: "I loved stories, though many of them were not truth. People pretended they were, so sometimes I did too, but I had never seen Mother Goddess or Father God…Speaking such thoughts would get me thrown into the pit. My mind might be damaged, but I was not stupid."

As to the flood? This is not your Bible story. No Heavenly Being giving directions. No animals trooping two by two (sorry dragons and unicorns who didn't make it on the boat!) But I like this story better. Thorne uses archaeological and geological evidence to put her fictional characters in a real catastrophic situation that might very well have happened. The echoes of that catastrophe have come down to us as fable and myth. Much more satisfying!

In summary, I enjoyed this book and thought it was a good debut novel. The story is engaging and moves along well. The setting is unique and interesting. The science and history seem to be solid. My only complaint is that the characters, in general, were a little two-dimensional; but that could be an artifact of the Aspie POV and, therefore, brilliant writing.
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Jul 28, 2011 Smoky Zeidel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-own-it

I’m drawn to stories about women of the Bible. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Elizabeth Cunningham’s marvelous Maeve Chronicles, a series of books about Mary Magdalene. I guess it’s because so many biblical women were nothing more than inchoate shadows of their husbands. When an author is brave enough to tackle bringing one of these overlooked women to life, I want to be first in line to read their book.

Noah’s Wife is the story of Na’amah, a woman scarcely mentioned in the Bible. The year is 550...more I’m drawn to stories about women of the Bible. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Elizabeth Cunningham’s marvelous Maeve Chronicles, a series of books about Mary Magdalene. I guess it’s because so many biblical women were nothing more than inchoate shadows of their husbands. When an author is brave enough to tackle bringing one of these overlooked women to life, I want to be first in line to read their book.

Noah’s Wife is the story of Na’amah, a woman scarcely mentioned in the Bible. The year is 5500 BCE, and the time of the Goddess is fast fading. In Thorne’s beautifully told story, Na’amah has what we now know as Asperger’s Syndrome. She’d rather spend her time tending sheep in the hills with her good friend, Yanner, who loves her, than hang around the village, practicing “womanly” arts, even after marrying Noah, the boat maker, who loves her too.

But her life and desires mean nothing to her hateful and powerful brother. Only her grandmother, Savta, is her ally. Savta helps keep the Goddess alive in Na’amah, in a village where a much angrier male God is quickly becoming the main deity, and to say otherwise could mean death.

Na’amah is kidnapped by raiders, and must flee for her life. She wanders across Turkey and finds the Goddess Cave, where she is introduced to the Great Mysteries. But Yanner and Noah never are far from her thoughts. The world is about to change, and change forever, and only Na’amah, with her special gifts, knows what tragedy is about to strike. Can she save the men she loves?

I have read this book twice, and both times I devoured its 350 pages in less than a day’s time. Thorne knows how to balance setting description with action. She writes in heartbreaking prose: readers feel Na’amah’s pain, her joy, her fear. The story is fast paced, and by the time the story reaches its climax, you will be filled with terror for these characters whom you have come to love.

Thorne well deserves the awards she has won for this book. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the Goddess, women’s thealogy, and ancient history.(less)

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May 19, 2011 Celia rated it 4 of 5 stars

The title is a little deceptive, in that this is not a Bible-based retelling of the story of Noah, his family, their animals and an ark which enables them all to survive a flood. It is rather an attempt to recreate a very particular world, that world of Neolithic humans, over 7,000 years ago, living along the shores of a freshwater lake in what is now Anatolia, a world just beginning the transition from hunting and gathering to herding and farming, where tribal peoples are beginning to settle in...more The title is a little deceptive, in that this is not a Bible-based retelling of the story of Noah, his family, their animals and an ark which enables them all to survive a flood. It is rather an attempt to recreate a very particular world, that world of Neolithic humans, over 7,000 years ago, living along the shores of a freshwater lake in what is now Anatolia, a world just beginning the transition from hunting and gathering to herding and farming, where tribal peoples are beginning to settle into established towns. It is a new world, torn between worship of an earth-mother-goddess and a sky-father-god, where time is measured by seasons and the phase of the moon, and where a human is old at forty. There is no such thing as a written language; knowledge, traditions, and skills must be passed verbally and by demonstration, and the people living in the villages across the mountains are foreigners. This world is realized very thoroughly and skillfully; the author conveys very well the feeling that this is truly the dawn of civilization, the seed-time from which all the rest of human history sprouted. This material was the dimmest of cultural memories to the various writers of the Old Testament books of the Bible – as well as scribes recording in other traditions. A scattering of these traditions and names are worked into the story: Tubal-Cain, Vashti, a garden in Eden. Accounts of a horrific, world-ravaging flood is common currency in folklore; a race-memory which argued such a shattering event had really occurred – and if not extended world-wide, at least happened in a place where humans lived, and survived the experience, passing down the stories to their descendants.

While many historians had placed the source of the Noachian flood tale in pre-historic Mesopotamia, in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates, T.K. Thorne moves it to the shores of the present Black Sea. Recent explorations have pretty well proven that the lake was once much smaller, and river-fed, rather than a salt-water body, open to the Mediterranean, although it is still a matter of conjecture as to whether it filled gradually, or in one catastrophic rush of salt-water. The author builds her plot around the catastrophic-rush scenario; but takes the time and the most of the book to relate the lives of Na’amah, the wife of Noah, her family and her friends, and the circumstances which lead to them and their herds and working animals all taking refuge in a house built like a boat. Besides being a wife, Na’amah is also shepherdess, seer and priestess – and afflicted with Ausberger’s syndrome, a relatively mild form of autism. Na’amah sees and notices much, being almost inhumanly observant and hyper-sensitive to certain stimuli. She relates very well to animals – obsessively well, but less well to people. Being a story written in the first person has its limitations, in that we hardly ever see the character telling the story from the outside, but in this case, it makes for a tightly focused tale, and a singularly unforgettable character.
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Nov 06, 2012 Kimberly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of those books that makes you realize how clever some writers are. It's the "unknown" story of Noah's (yes, THE Noah) wife, Na'amah, who is a bright and brave woman, sure of herself while others think she is strange and worthless. She endures much abuse at the hands of her brother, but you will love her grandmother, who encourages her to be just who she is. Her relationship with Noah is tender, and his protectiveness of her is touching. This is an excellent, intelligent read.

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Jul 28, 2011 J.S. Dunn rated it 4 of 5 stars

A wonderful telling, in a measured voice and pacing. Kudos to the author for reaching back in time and bringing the setting and characters to life so well, with both scholarship of what might have happened given current archaeology and the author's own travel to the setting to observe it, something the old-school authors like Mary Renault routinely did. This novel puts much historical fiction pumped out by Big Publishers to shame.

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Jul 25, 2011 Scotti rated it 4 of 5 stars

It moved fast. Was a bit of Biblical History (I said, just a "bit." This is not a book that follows traditional Judeo/Christian scripture, so if you can't read 'out of the box' you won't like it), a bit of fantasy, a bit of ancient religious beliefs, all mixed up with a some female style "Raiders of the Lost Ark" adventure. It was a fun and easy read. It isn't going to be everyone's favorite, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

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Sep 13, 2011 Melody rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: second-monday-bookgroup, local-connection, historical

I'd give the author 5 stars if I could. We had her speak at our book group last night and what an interesting woman. She’s a Jewish social worker, police captain who wrote dialog in her head while on patrol through the north Birmingham streets. Her choice to retell stories from the Bible (book #2 has been written) with an emphasis on the forgotten goddess influence on religion could be called brave in this Bible belt town. I think we had one book group attendee who may have been disturbed by the...more

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Sep 06, 2012 Danna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

I thought this was a very good book but not historical in the Biblical sense. She explains her reasoning at the end but knowing that it wasn't historical except in a vague way. I still enjoyed reading it. There were lots of things going on and it held my interest. It was not overly prosed or lengthy in details but a fast moving story of the time. Maybe a little simplified but without getting into women's issues of the time, it told a good story.

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Feb 02, 2013 Jill rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I could not put this book down. The writing was a pleasure and the complexity of the characters made the book really come to life.

This re-interpretation of the biblical Noah's Ark story is fabulous. The flood, animals, boat and even Noah, are well tied into this story, along with how the art of story-telling enhances and changes what may have actually occurred. Na'amah who truly thinks outside the box, is often seen as 'broken', but she is very wise. It was fun to learn about the Goddess religi...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Laura Parenteau rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of the best books I've ever read! A totally believeable story whose characters become part of your life. A story of family, love and adventure set in a time of religious turmoil and change. It will makes you laugh, cry and THINK!

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Sep 04, 2011 Clarissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction

It took me four tries to start this book. Once I was able to find an aspect I enjoyed about it, I could not put it down.

I quite enjoyed the main character and how she dealt with people but preferred animals.

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Jul 18, 2012 Colleen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, goodreads_giveaway

You don't have to think "Biblical" to enjoy this historical-fiction novel. Change Noah's name and there's really very little tie to the bible at all. It's a wonderful story though, set in a time when the balance of power was tipping towards patriarchy. I enjoy books that take a look on what history might've been like if there'd been a woman's side to the tale.

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Jun 15, 2012 Marjorie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

This was such an interesting book to me. It was a nice read, and I love books that suggest other books to read on the topic. I felt it was very well done. (looks like I "ate" another book LOL)

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Nov 11, 2010 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

It was a nice story. While it used the biblical story as a basis, it was not a Christian book. The one bad thine about the book, was that it seemed like it had not been edited.

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Jul 02, 2010 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was very impressed with this one considering it was Thorne's first novel. You will love this if you enjoyed the Clan of the Cave Bear series.

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Oct 08, 2012 Denise rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The author is up front about this story being her own and not the one in the Bible. She used some of the names and events from the account of the flood in the Bible and that is as far as it goes. The book held my attention and the characters were interesting. I enjoyed it.

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Nov 24, 2009 Mary Nickum rated it 5 of 5 stars

Noah's Wife was fantastic. I finished it last night. It tells the whole story of Noah and the flood in a much more believable story! If you like Jean Auel, you'll love Teresa Thorne.

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Jul 19, 2011 Sheryl Burhenn rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoy reading this book with the aspect of Noah's wife with Asperger's and her journey prior to the flood.

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May 07, 2013 Laureen Hyman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Very interesting and easy to read. Nothing like the bible, more like "The Red Tent"

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