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The God Who Sees Hagar's Story
The God Who Hagar’s Story is book #11 in the Extraordinary Women of the Bible historical fiction series.
Alone and feeling unseen by anyone who cares, Hagar is forced out of her Egyptian home and enslaved by the nomadic Israelites. Taken under Sarai’s wing as her maidservant, Hagar is surprised that she is treated kindly, even almost as a daughter. As the years go by, she begins to adjust to her place in this new world. That is, until everything changes again.
The day Sarai chooses Hagar to bear her husband’s firstborn son becomes both a blessing and a curse. Jealousy and anger twist Sarai’s affection once Hagar is pregnant with Abram’s child. When Sarai attacks her, Hagar flees into the desert, frightened and friendless. But when a messenger of the Lord appears, will Hagar finally come to realize that the Lord has always seen and loved her?
Alone and feeling unseen by anyone who cares, Hagar is forced out of her Egyptian home and enslaved by the nomadic Israelites. Taken under Sarai’s wing as her maidservant, Hagar is surprised that she is treated kindly, even almost as a daughter. As the years go by, she begins to adjust to her place in this new world. That is, until everything changes again.
The day Sarai chooses Hagar to bear her husband’s firstborn son becomes both a blessing and a curse. Jealousy and anger twist Sarai’s affection once Hagar is pregnant with Abram’s child. When Sarai attacks her, Hagar flees into the desert, frightened and friendless. But when a messenger of the Lord appears, will Hagar finally come to realize that the Lord has always seen and loved her?
268 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 12, 2024
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About the author
Melanie Dobson
50 books1,759 followersWriting fiction is a fun excuse for Melanie to explore ghost towns and old houses, travel to unusual places, and spend hours reading dusty books and journals. She writes both contemporary and historical fiction with threads of romance and suspense.
Melanie is the award-winning author of almost thirty time-slip, historical romance, suspense, and contemporary novels including Catching the Wind, The Winter Rose, and The Wings of Poppy Pendleton. Five of her novels including Chateau of Secrets have won Carol Awards, Catching the Wind won the Audie 2018 Inspirational Fiction award, and Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana won Best Novel of Indiana. Catching the Wind and Memories of Glass were both finalists for Christy Awards in historical fiction.
Melanie and her husband, Jon, have two daughters. After moving numerous times with Jon's work, the Dobsons have finally settled near Portland, Oregon, and they love to travel and hike in both the mountains and the cliffs above the Pacific. When Melanie isn't writing or researching, she enjoys line dancing, biking, and making up stories with her kids.
More information about her and her books is available on her website at www.melaniedobson.com. You can also connect with Melanie at www.facebook.com/melaniedobsonfiction.
Melanie is the award-winning author of almost thirty time-slip, historical romance, suspense, and contemporary novels including Catching the Wind, The Winter Rose, and The Wings of Poppy Pendleton. Five of her novels including Chateau of Secrets have won Carol Awards, Catching the Wind won the Audie 2018 Inspirational Fiction award, and Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana won Best Novel of Indiana. Catching the Wind and Memories of Glass were both finalists for Christy Awards in historical fiction.
Melanie and her husband, Jon, have two daughters. After moving numerous times with Jon's work, the Dobsons have finally settled near Portland, Oregon, and they love to travel and hike in both the mountains and the cliffs above the Pacific. When Melanie isn't writing or researching, she enjoys line dancing, biking, and making up stories with her kids.
More information about her and her books is available on her website at www.melaniedobson.com. You can also connect with Melanie at www.facebook.com/melaniedobsonfiction.
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February 11, 2025
I think Melanie Dobson had a very hard story to write, with little, actual information available, and did an excellent job. She gave a portrait of Hagar that I never thought of because I had a much higher opinion of Abraham and Sarah, but since Hagar was protected by God, I agree with her opinion. I needed to be reminded that Abraham and Sarah were human and made mistakes too.
November 14, 2025
Love, God's Love, is beautiful
I truly enjoyed this author's fictional account of Hagar. I've always sympathized with the woman who was given no choice in her role with Sarah and Abraham. I found it difficult to sympathize with Sarah. Because my heart was broken by her in what she did to Hagar not just twice but for years.
I love the hopefulness that the author instilled into Hagar because it gave her strength that I never saw before in her. Her entire life, it appears, was always controlled by other people. I love the fact that she was seen by God and saw God and chose to serve and worship God despite the many hardships she had endured in the years she had endured them.
I like that the author chose to give this faith-filled and hopeful woman, peace and a happy ending. I believe you will enjoy this story of Hagar's life as much as I did.
I truly enjoyed this author's fictional account of Hagar. I've always sympathized with the woman who was given no choice in her role with Sarah and Abraham. I found it difficult to sympathize with Sarah. Because my heart was broken by her in what she did to Hagar not just twice but for years.
I love the hopefulness that the author instilled into Hagar because it gave her strength that I never saw before in her. Her entire life, it appears, was always controlled by other people. I love the fact that she was seen by God and saw God and chose to serve and worship God despite the many hardships she had endured in the years she had endured them.
I like that the author chose to give this faith-filled and hopeful woman, peace and a happy ending. I believe you will enjoy this story of Hagar's life as much as I did.
November 24, 2025
This book walks through Hagar’s painful, complicated journey—her mistreatment, her escape into the desert, and the heavy mix of fear and loneliness she carries with her.
The heart of it is that moment at the spring, where God meets her personally, calls her by name, and shows her she’s not forgotten. The author really highlights how everything shifts when she realizes she’s seen by the One who never overlooks the hurting.
A gentle, hope-filled read that brings fresh compassion to a story often passed over.
The heart of it is that moment at the spring, where God meets her personally, calls her by name, and shows her she’s not forgotten. The author really highlights how everything shifts when she realizes she’s seen by the One who never overlooks the hurting.
A gentle, hope-filled read that brings fresh compassion to a story often passed over.
September 13, 2025
The Princess, Slave, Mother, and Wife: Hagar
I have just completed book 11 in this series with one left. I now have a whole new perspective regarding Hagar. I hold her in much higher esteem. She lacked the love she needed from those she trusted as family, yet she held on to her faith in the God Who saw her, and she saw Him. She made the best of her circumstances regardless of what they were. She is a role model.
I have just completed book 11 in this series with one left. I now have a whole new perspective regarding Hagar. I hold her in much higher esteem. She lacked the love she needed from those she trusted as family, yet she held on to her faith in the God Who saw her, and she saw Him. She made the best of her circumstances regardless of what they were. She is a role model.
March 15, 2025
What a joy!
I never really knew the story of Hagar, other than she was Sarah’s handmaiden, and, later the mother of Abraham’s first son, Ishmael.
I really loved the way that her story was expanded on, and made into a wonderful book! Thank you Melody Dobson for writing this story, it was a real joy reading!
I never really knew the story of Hagar, other than she was Sarah’s handmaiden, and, later the mother of Abraham’s first son, Ishmael.
I really loved the way that her story was expanded on, and made into a wonderful book! Thank you Melody Dobson for writing this story, it was a real joy reading!
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