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Book SynopsisThirteen-year-old Elisha lives in a village near Shechem in the Land of Canaan in ancient Palestine. She wants to be like other girls but is unmarried, speaks to an angel, and composes and sings her own songs—a pursuit her parents disapprove of. When she tells the village women to stand up for themselves, the men are outraged he tribe banishes her.
After journeying alone through the desert, escaping bandits, wild animals, and men who would sell her as a servant, Elisha makes it to Jerusalem, where the angel guides her to study with Abraham and Sarah. She learns much including reading and writing, and Abraham even gives her Doron, his servant, to accompany her as she sings her songs throughout the country. Doron becomes her lover and her songs are well accepted—until she sings one about equality for women.
Mountain of Full Moons explores how we overcome our fears, go out into the world, and gain the courage to speak up and be whom we choose to be.
Trade Review“Irene Kessler captures the flavor and feeling of the ancient world and makes the spiritual journey of a remarkable woman into something alive, earthy, and incredibly vivid.”
—Joyce Sweeney, author of
Headlock and
The Guardian “A powerful and compelling story—a life-changing journey for the reader and for Elisha, compelling and enlightening. Kessler weaves together Elisha’s found courage, desires, faith, and her continuing path for survival in finding her true life’s purpose.“
—Lynn Nance, assistant editor at Ziff-Davis Publishing and advertising manager at
Successful Meetings Magazine
