LEADER 00000nim a22004575a 4500 003 MWT 005 20220601023824.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 220531s2021 xxunnn es f n eng d 020 9781784388959 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1784388955 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ csm_9781784388959_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT15146238 037 15146238|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Pransky, Judith. 245 14 The seventh handmaiden|h[Hoopla electronic resource] / |cJudith Pransky. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bPen and Sword,|c2021. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 32 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Rachel F Hirsch. 520 Darya does not remember how she came to be a slave or who she was before she was bought by an army captain for his motherless daughter in the ancient Persian city of Susa. Protected and nurtured by the housekeeper and her daughter, Darya has as good a life as a slave can have, even acquiring the rare skill of reading and writing, which she learns alongside her young mistress. When the captain dies and the household is broken up, this skill proves to be her lifeline. She becomes the seventh handmaiden to the mysterious Esther, who is being housed at the Royal Palace while in contention to be King Xerxes' new Queen. However, life in Ancient Persia is precarious for women and outsiders, wherever they are in the hierarchy. When the king appoints a new prime minister called Haman, Darya and Esther are drawn into his murderous conflict with the Judean community and Mordechai, their leader, who lives just outside the palace gates. In a world of discord and uprising, Darya seeks to fix the world around her and protect her friends, while also trying to unravel the mysteries surrounding who she is and how she became a slave. As she grows from childhood to womanhood she grapples with her own identity, her aspirations and desires and begins to understand the true meaning of both slavery and freedom. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 4 Teen 650 4 Religious 655 0 Audiobooks 700 1 Hirsch, Rachel F. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 15146238?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ csm_9781784388959_180.jpeg