Description
The Struggle for Love: The Story of Leah is an exquisite book that will break your heart and heal it again as you journey with Leah through her life of faith-testing trials. It's a beautifully written story and I'm happy to recommend it. -C.S. Lakin, Award-winning author and blogger, conference speaker From the very first page, I absolutely fell in love with The Struggle for Love: The Story of Leah by Marilyn T. Parker. I honestly didn't want it to end! It's beautifully portrayed, and absolutely unforgettable. - Diane Moody, Best-selling author and founder of OBT Bookz Marilyn Parker's beautifully written and well-researched story is a portrayal of a woman who remained faithful to the one true God, even through her father's discouragement and her husband's rejection. I highly recommend this book for those who enjoy historical biblical fiction!-Beth Lotig, founder of Inspire Books I highly recommend this exquisite retelling. It has stayed with me days after finishing it. If you are in a Book Club, please recommend this title. The author has included notes and discussion questions at the end. I hope to see more Christian fiction from this gifted wordsmith. This book receives a 5 star rating from me. -N. Wilkerson, Celebrate Lit reviewer Fantastic Biblical fiction story! I love this genre when it's well written and this one, it is amazing. I wish I could give it more than five stars.This book is exceedingly well written, and well told. I loved the viewpoints and take on this that the author gave us. It's worth reading more than once. -Celebrate Lit reviewer As I read this, I kept going back to the Bible, comparing the novel to the Biblical account. While staying true to the Word, the author brought to life an ancient story anyone struggling for a sense of value in today's world can easily relate to. I found myself reading the concluding chapters over and over. -Amazon customer review So moving so rich with depth of the characters. I could feel the emotions of these women . I wish this author would do more like this. -Amazon customer review I could hardly put this book down! I loved how it shined new light on this well-known Bible story. Leah's character was amazing, with a depth of strength and faith, and the story refuses to gloss over the heartbreak and the flaws of these famous figures, at times bringing me to tears. - Katrina Hamel, Biblical fiction author
Features & Highlights
- Two sisters married to the same man. A man who loves only one.
- Leah doesn’t want to do it—pretend to be her sister and sneak into Jacob’s wedding bed. She begs her father not to force her into such a marriage. She knows Jacob will hate her for it, and Rachel will never forgive her. And she is right.Sent by his father, Jacob is to choose a wife from among his uncle’s daughters. He’s drawn to Leah by her kindness and her faith. They forge a friendship, and he considers that she might be the better choice. But Leah is a plain girl, and Rachel takes his breath away. When Jacob awakens to find he has spent his wedding night with Leah instead of the woman he chose, he tells her,
- “You’re my wife. There’s nothing I can do about that now. I will provide for you. I will do the things a husband must do, but you will never have my love, Leah. Never!”
- His heart tells him that Leah was forced to deceive him. But his mind will not forgive her.Betrayed by her father, rejected by her husband, and her relationship with her beloved sister broken, will Leah be able to keep her faith in the God of Abraham through the many tragedies to come? Will Jacob see Leah—the wife he didn’t choose—for the woman she truly is? Will these two wives of the patriarch mend their relationship before it’s too late?
- The Struggle for Love: The Story of Leah
- is a moving historical romance with a love triangle that will keep you thinking about it long after you’ve read the last page.
