Okay, so I admit to knowing nothing about Delilah except that she betrayed Samson by cutting off his hair. Boy, I didn't know the half of it! This fictionalized account by India Edghill takes us inside the world of ancient Canaan and makes Samson and Delilah into real, imperfect, passionate people.
I really didn't even know the Bible story of Samson - didn't know that he was a Hebrew who was chosen to lead his people against the Philistines (who are actually very well-mannered and rich people, not like today's definition). I didn't know that Delilah was a priestess in a Philistine temple (okay, the author may have made that up). Anyway, I think Edghill does a nice job of weaving the Biblical with the made-up and giving us a really interesting story of love, betrayal, power, violence -- all the best features of a story.
It's a great read, although my guess is that it strays VERY widely from what Biblical and Torah scholars have learned. But don't let that stop you from reading a really good novel.
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