After Abel and Other Stories Author:Michal Lemberger Now, mother and mourner both, I finally understand. To be mother of the living is also to be mother to all the dead.A compelling debut collection of stories that illuminate pivotal female Bible characters.How did Eve feel about Cain's fratricide? What did Miriam think as she placed Moses in the reeds? What did Lot?s wife think and do after Lot o... more »ffered their virgin daughters to strangers? Frankly feminist, Michal Lemberger?s stories give voice to silent, oft-marginalized biblical women: their ambition, their love for their children, their values, their tremendous struggles and challenges. Informed by her deep knowledge of the Bible, each of Lemberger?s stories vividly re-imagines a biblical saga from the perspective of a pivotal woman.With a foreword by Jonathan Kirsch, author of A History of the End of the World and Moses: A Life.Michal Lemberger's work has appeared in Lilith, Slate, Salon, and Tablet. She is on the faculty of American Jewish University, where she teaches the Hebrew Bible as literature.« less