The Handmaid and the Carpenter
  • Published:
    Nov-2006 (Hardcover)
    Oct-2008 (Paperback)
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    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    153
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In this wonderful novel about love and trust, hope and belief, Elizabeth Berg, the bestselling author of We Are All Welcome Here and The Year of Pleasures, transports us to Nazareth in biblical times to reimagine the events of the classic Christmas story.

We see Maryâ€"young, strong, and inquisitiveâ€"as she first meets Joseph, a serious-minded young carpenter who is steadfastly devoted to the religious traditions of their people. The two become betrothed, but are soon 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 not only of his courage but of his faithâ€"in his wife as well as in his God.

Exquisitely written and imbued with the truthful emotions and richness of detail that have earned Elizabeth Berg a devoted readership, The Handmaid and the Carpenter explores lives touched profoundly by miracles large and small. This powerful and moving novel is destined to become a classic.
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    • Nov-2008
    • Ballantine
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0345505913
    • ISBN13: 9780345505910
    •  
    • Nov-2006
    • Random House
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1615546987
    • ISBN13: 9781615546985
    • First Edition
    • Nov-2006
    • Random House
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1400065380
    • ISBN13: 9781400065387
    •  
    • Nov-2006
    • Random House
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1588365514
    • ISBN13: 9781588365514
    •  
    • Nov-2006
    • Random House
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • Nov-2006
    • Random House Audio
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0739334115
    • ISBN13: 9780739334119
    •  
    • Oct-2006
    • Random House Audio
    • Audible
    •  
    • Nov-2006
    • Random House Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 0739334107
    • ISBN13: 9780739334102
    •  
    • Nov-2006
    • Wheeler
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1597223506
    • ISBN13: 9781597223508
    • Large Print



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