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Book Review of Delilah

Delilah
Delilah
Author: India Edghill
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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The book started a bit slowly but once it picked up, I really enjoyed it. While India Edghill doesn't write as well as Sara Poole (Poison), she is still a very good writer of historical fiction and I do enjoy her novels. Delilah fleshed out a basic story from the Bible and provided a novel and unique background for the story of Samson and Delilah while keeping to the Biblical theme. She turned Delilah into a real person, one who loved Samson and one for whom Samson's death was a tragedy and not a betrayal. I also enjoyed the way she explained the origins of the betrayal ballad.