Hannah has always been one of my favorite women from the Bible. We are kindred spirits and I love her story. "A Passionate Hope," Jill Eileen Smith's 4th book in the Daughter's of the Promised Land series, gives a fictionalized telling of Hannah and her troubles with infertility and finally her sacrifice with Samuel. But it is also a book about a family of women. Hannah married Elkanah, a man she loved, only to discover that she was unable to have children. Then Elkanah, who is a bit of a wimp when it comes to his mother, marries Pininnah, a spoiled brat that is much younger and his mother's preferred. Pininnah proceeds to give Elkanah many children, antagonize Hannah, as well as turn Elkanah into her whipping boy as well. All of this turns poor Hannah's life into a living hell! As time goes by Hannah makes a vow with God to receive a son in return of giving him back. However the agony of dealing with Pininnah goes on and on.
This novel is the type that keeps getting better as you read it. The weird obsession Pinannah has with Hannah's uterus gets a little annoying, but the dynamic between the women in the family is very enticing and leads the reader to want to do nothing but read this book! I give it 4.5 stars. I received this book in exchange for an honest review from the author.
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