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Ya'acov's Well
The year is 1 AD.
The setting is Samaria, in the Roman province of Judaea.
Mara bat MalAikhiy is the beautiful youngest daughter in a poor family, seeking her place in a world where she has always been the underdog. When Yelsaventa, a rich girl from a Romanised family, takes Mara under her wing, she thinks this is the beginning of her future. But little by little, Mara watches her life fall apart before her very eyes.
How can she ever regain what has been lost?
Will a chance meeting beside her ancestor's well change everything?
The setting is Samaria, in the Roman province of Judaea.
Mara bat MalAikhiy is the beautiful youngest daughter in a poor family, seeking her place in a world where she has always been the underdog. When Yelsaventa, a rich girl from a Romanised family, takes Mara under her wing, she thinks this is the beginning of her future. But little by little, Mara watches her life fall apart before her very eyes.
How can she ever regain what has been lost?
Will a chance meeting beside her ancestor's well change everything?
382 pages, Paperback
Published January 30, 2018
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Nina Peck
2 books3 followersNina Peck has been telling stories all her life through the written word and the performing arts. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Logan, and lives in the beautiful Manawatu, New Zealand. Together, they run The Genesis Revolution, an organisation dedicated to the telling of the stories of eternity.
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May 1, 2019
I absolutely LOVED this book! It is so well written and takes you right into Israel and specifically Samaria, and into the lives of the characters there. Well crafted and a book to treasure. Thank you so much, Nina Peck!
June 15, 2021
Had there been more stars to give, this stunning book would have received them. From the first page to the last, Mara's journey, her heartbreak, her flawed humanity and desperate need to be loved had me captivated. For anyone who loves Francine Rivers' The Mark of the Lion Series, you will love this book. It is more than historical fiction, it truly is something special.
I borrowed this copy, I will be buying my own, maybe even two so I can lend one out. So so good!
I borrowed this copy, I will be buying my own, maybe even two so I can lend one out. So so good!
June 6, 2020
Wonderful story, by NZ author, but it needed to be proof read. Lots of spelling and grammatical errors. Excellent otherwise.
November 12, 2019
Absolutely loved reading this book!
The narrative gripped me from the start and was so believable that I had to remind myself that this was a work of historical fiction.Nina crafts the story so precisely that you can feel the atmosphere of the 1st century drama as it unfolds, in such an easy to read way!
Thank you Nina for such a beautiful story - I hope you continue to write such powerful prose!
The narrative gripped me from the start and was so believable that I had to remind myself that this was a work of historical fiction.Nina crafts the story so precisely that you can feel the atmosphere of the 1st century drama as it unfolds, in such an easy to read way!
Thank you Nina for such a beautiful story - I hope you continue to write such powerful prose!
July 19, 2022
This is the first time I’ve ever read a book written by one of my friends! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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