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conversations.value: Provide a description for a book titled The Hadassah Covenant about Hadassah, Esther, Leah with the genre: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction.
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conversations.value: What was "the rest of the story" of the biblical Queen Esther? Could her impact still reverberate through generations to the present? In the author's ancient Persia (now Iraq and Iran), the king is brutally murdered, and Esther (aka Hadassah) wonders what her role might be in continuing to further God's plan for her people. It appears it might require aiding her uncle Mordecai in preparing Leah, a lovely young Jewess, for her "audition" night with the new king&mdash;letting history repeat itself. In a parallel contemporary story, the Israeli prime minister's wife, Hadassah (a descendent of Leah), must delve into the past to resolve a tragic standoff with terrorists who threaten the lives of contemporary Jews living anonymously in the Middle East. This sequel lacks the freshness of the author and Olsen's original collaboration, <I>Hadassah: One Night with the King</I>. While it's intriguing to imagine what might have happened to the original Esther, too many contrivances stretch the reader's belief (e.g., a toddler with the same name and unusual eyes of Hadassah is conveniently orphaned just as Hadassah discovers she might not be able to have children). Yet the theatrical release this fall of <I>One Night with the King</I> should stimulate interest in this book and its predecessor. <I>(Nov.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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conversations.value: All rights reserved. It appears it might require aiding her uncle Mordecai in preparing Leah, a lovely young Jewess, for her "audition" night with the new king&mdash;letting history repeat itself. In a parallel contemporary story, the Israeli prime minister's wife, Hadassah (a descendent of Leah), must delve into the past to resolve a tragic standoff with terrorists who threaten the lives of contemporary Jews living anonymously in the Middle East. This sequel lacks the freshness of the author and Olsen's original collaboration, <I>Hadassah: One Night with the King</I>. While it's intriguing to imagine what might have happened to the original Esther, too many contrivances stretch the reader's belief (e.g., a toddler with the same name and unusual eyes of Hadassah is conveniently orphaned just as Hadassah discovers she might not be able to have children). Yet the theatrical release this fall of <I>One Night with the King</I> should stimulate interest in this book and its predecessor. <I>(Nov.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.What was "the rest of the story" of the biblical Queen Esther? Could her impact still reverberate through generations to the present? In the author's ancient Persia (now Iraq and Iran), the king is brutally murdered, and Esther (aka Hadassah) wonders what her role might be in continuing to further God's plan for her people.
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conversations.value: Provide the first five paragraphs for this book.
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conversations.value: The Hadassah Covenant
  Hadassah held absolutely still in her seat, genuine surprise engulfing her features. "I'm shocked. I did not know my father had any enemies."
  Al-Khalid shifted in his seat and took a deep breath. "Surely you're aware of your father's 1941 traverse across Hungary to Trieste with a group of his closest family members."
  He closed his eyes, seemingly fighting back tears, and fell silent. For several minutes Hadassah felt it would be sacrilege to urge him on.
  His chuckle was wistful. "I was a confident young man back then. And I certainly cut a more dashing figure than I do today. But there was more. Something incredible passed between us in that moment our eyes locked onto each other. Her smile did not diminish one bit. Even though I was a stranger, she seemed to realize immediately that I was reveling in her smile, and everything it represented, as much as anyone with her. So my stare only added to her joy, and she just continued to ride the crest of her bliss and included me in its warmth. Just wrapped me up in that smile. Such generosity of spirit... And for the first time ever with a girl that beautiful, I did not wince, waver or glance away. So when the moment had passed, I simply walked up, offered my hand, and introduced myself. The instant our fingers touched, her brothers fell completely silent. By the time our hands parted, it was already clear that something remarkable was in the offing."
  Al-Khalid shrugged, raising his eyebrows. There's the question.... "Your father then shook his head in disgust and used the word he thought a lesser Jew might recognize. 'Synagogue. You've heard of a synagogue?' And I nodded my head yes, although I had never set foot in one of those, either."
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conversations.value: After a few minutes, I pulled back, felt Jesse's hand search for mine, and grasped it warmly while the three of us stood together, regarding the arriving concubines like a trio of adoring parents.
  But Mordecai was not through with me. He had more in mind than simply showing me the group's arrival.
  Mordecai had indicated a particular girl standing off by herself. At first all I noticed was the dress, for she was clad in a striking robe of blue silk, which, besides its flattering form and elegant shade, reminded me greatly of the robe I had worn in to the King on my First Night. Then I noticed her face. She was a most composed young woman with dark hair, porcelain skin, and eyes that glimmered with a deep and mature-seeming beauty. Something stirred inside of me as I caught sight of them, and I found myself looking closer, staring harder.
  And I remember the odd, bemused look Jesse gave me. "You have a short memory, my Hadassah. Like another girl who came here not so long ago, she is likely under what is now called an Esther Edict."
  I returned to my apartment and quickly fell into the deepest and most restful sleep I had experienced in recent memory.
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conversations.value: Without answering, the little girl stared hard into this new woman's face. Hadassah. Another—who would have thought it? The lady was nice, and she definitely cared about her. And Hadassah cared about being safe.
  The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel has confirmed that Mr. ben Yuda and his wife Hadassah have in fact arranged to adopt the nearly four-year-old Jewish Iraqi girl who appeared on television screens worldwide during the hostage drama that brutally claimed the lives of her family.
  The girl, whose name is also Hadassah, was taken into Israeli custody when Mossad operatives, working together with American Delta Force commandos, stormed the Baghdad apartment where she had been held at knifepoint before a global television audience. She was rescued and taken from there to the Baghdad Airport, where in an unusual transfer of custody, she was flown directly to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel and met at the terminal by First Lady Mrs. Hadassah ben Yuda in person.
  Tommy Tenney often prays for the peace of Jerusalem and Baghdad. While writing fiction, one can wish for reality.