Song of the Shepherd Woman

By Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux

Description:

Avram has spent his life raising sheep in the hills around his native Bethlehem. Old age finds him cynical, peculiar, and perhaps dangerous. After Avram and his mute wife Yael reluctantly accept responsibility for an unwanted child, the girl’s charming innocence endears her to the couple. When Channah is a young teen, her stepfather unexpectedly appears and demands custody, taking her away to an arranged marriage. The young woman hopes for a kind husband, cherishing the dream of someday having her own child to love. Meanwhile, an old friend persuades Avram to investigate rumors of a miraculous healer. What the old shepherd discovers challenges everything he has ever believed.

Book Takeaway:

Never let circumstances diminish faith.

Why the author wrote this book:

I wanted to tell a story centered around the Bethlehem shepherds to whom the angels announced the birth of the Savior.