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This wonderful novel transports us to Nazareth in
biblical times, where we meet Mary and Joseph–and
understand them as never before: young, in love, and
suddenly faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Aided by a
great and abiding love, they endure challenges to their
relationship as well as threats to their lives as they
come to terms with the mysterious circumstances
surrounding the birth of their child, Jesus. For Mary,
the pregnancy is a divine miracle and a privilege. For
Joseph, it is an ongoing test of his faith–in his wife
as well as in his God. Exquisitely written and imbued
with emotional truth and richness of detail, The
Handmaid and the Carpenter explores lives touched
profoundly by miracles large and small.
Praise
for The Handmaid and the
Carpenter
“The oldest story ever told
becomes fresh, even modern. [Grade:]
A.”
–Entertainment Weekly
“Poetic,
reflective, and intricate . . . There is a crystalline
humanity, a logical vulnerability in [Elizabeth] Berg’s
imaginative interpretation [that] brings novel
resplendence to a familiar
story.”
–Booklist
“Sweetly lyrical and yet
movingly realistic.”
–New York Daily
News
“[Berg] movingly takes the story of the
least ordinary couple in history, and by respectfully
evoking the rhythms and rituals of
daily life, makes
them more human, yet no less
transcendent.”
–Richmond
Times-Dispatch
“Imaginative and
compelling.”
–Star Ledger
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