Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther

The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther
The Gilded Chamber A Novel of Queen Esther
Author: Rebecca Kohn
For centuries her name has been a byword for feminine beauty, guile, and wisdom. This sweeping, meticulously researched novel restores Esther to her full, complex humanity while reanimating the glittering Persian empire in which her story unfolded. Esther comes to that land as a terrified Jewish orphan betrothed to her cousin, a well-connecte...  more »
Info icon
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price: $20.00
Buy New (Paperback): $14.79 (save 26%) or
Become a PBS member and pay $10.89+1 PBS book credit Help icon(save 45%)
ISBN-13: 9780143035336
ISBN-10: 0143035339
Publication Date: 7/26/2005
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 78

3.9 stars, based on 78 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

WestofMars avatar reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on + 162 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
I loved this very readable story of one of my favorite Biblical heroines (and one of the first feminists, I always say). A definite don't miss if you liked The Red Tent and Queenmaker and Wisdom's Daughter
MarciNYC avatar reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on
Helpful Score: 3
I picked this up at a recent library sale and am glad I did. Being familiar with the biblical tale of Esther this book looked like it would interest me. I was totally capitivated by Kohn's story of Esther - before she became queen and after the death of King Xerxes. The 'bare bones' story that I know (and love) about this woman has been fully fleshed out and Esther came alive to me as I read this.

As the cover says this story evokes "The Red Tent" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", I am sure anyone who's read those books would probably enjoy this book as well.
reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A beautiful grown-up complex version of Queen Esther, who saves the Jews from extinction at the hands of the wicked Haman.
reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on + 82 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book!
reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great Old Testament love story!
Read All 19 Book Reviews of "The Gilded Chamber A Novel of Queen Esther"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on + 9 more book reviews
This is a good book similar to "Red Tent". I'll be reading more books by this author.
reviewed The Gilded Chamber : A Novel of Queen Esther on + 29 more book reviews
This is one of those books you can't put down,based on historical information of Queen Esther. The author has created a great narrative about what her life could have been like. A jewish orphan taken from her homeland because she was a virgin and trained to become a concubine . Great story


Genres: