Reseña del libro "The Woman Who Said No (en Inglés)"
Before Esther wore the crown, another queen had to lose it. The Persian Empire stands at the height of its power. From the royal city of Susa, King Ahasuerus rules over a vast realm—and celebrates his glory with a feast of almost unimaginable scale. Then he summons Queen Vashti. She refuses. One woman's refusal should have ended inside the palace. Instead, frightened advisers transform it into a threat against the order of the entire empire. Vashti is stripped of her position, a royal decree races across the provinces, and the search begins for the woman who will replace her. Beyond the palace walls, an orphaned Jewish woman named Hadassah has no reason to imagine that the consequences will ever reach her. She is wrong. As royal officials begin gathering women for the king, three very different lives are drawn toward the same palace: Yael, Hadassah's closest friend; Parysatis, a privileged young woman who sees opportunity where others see danger; and Hegai, keeper of the House of Women, who understands better than most that beautiful rooms can still have locked doors. Soon the daughters of the empire are being carried toward Susa. And among them is the young woman history will remember by another name. Esther. The Woman Who Said No is Book One of The Hidden Name, a sweeping five-book adult biblical historical-fiction saga that retells the story of Esther through the people who stood beside her—friends, rivals, servants and guardians who witnessed history without knowing what it would become. Rich with Persian court intrigue, friendship, political danger, adult relationships and the tension between power and survival, The Woman Who Said No begins before Esther becomes queen. Because before a hidden woman could save her people, another queen had to say no.
