Game of queens: a novel of Vashti and Esther
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The story of power and treachery, blood and deception, bravery and romance that surrounds the court of Ahasuerus and two of the most celebrated female heroines in all of history"--
Vashti, Queen of Queens, the most beautiful woman in all the empire, defied the king her husband and so lost her crown. Ahasuerus, King of Kings, commanded that the most beautiful maidens be sent to his court so he might choose a new queen. He set the queen's crown upon the head of the virtuous and beautiful Esther, and Queen Esther herself defied both king and law to save her people from a treacherous fate. A story of power and treachery, blood and deception, bravery and romance that surrounds the court of Ahasuerus.
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Edghill, I. (2015). Game of queens: a novel of Vashti and Esther. First edition. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Edghill, India. 2015. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Edghill, India, Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther. St. Martin's Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Edghill, India. Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther. First edition. St. Martin's Press, 2015.
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