A fictionalised account of the story of Michal, daughter of King Saul and first wife of David. The author has brought this young woman to life in a novel that begins when Michal is a teenager, squabbling with her sister, and developing a crush on the handsome warrior, David. Daily life as a wealthy princess is described without excessive detail, giving a backdrop to this story of love and loss that takes place over many years.

The story follows the Scriptural account from the book of Genesis, taking into account all that was written about Michal; the rest is from the author's imagination, but is consistent with Jewish life in those times, and is very believable.

I was surprised how very readable this book was, although it took me a while to finish it, just reading a little at a time over several weeks after downloading it (free) for my Kindle. I found it quite exciting in places, despite already knowing the outline of the plot from the Bible. I had not thought much about Michal before, and found this version of her to be intriguing, and quite believable in context.

Recommended.