Listen to Me

<p>Irreverent in a deliciously feminist way... Had me laughing out loud and wanting to share and discuss it with my closest girlfriends. Maria Leonard Olsen author of the Amazon bestseller <em>50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life</em></p><p>Cordelia Frances Biddle's <em>Listen to Me: The Women of the Bible Speak Out</em> envisions a feminist perspective for well-known narratives. Blending fire and humor she reveals Eve Ruth Bathsheba Queen Vashti Delilah et al as real people possessing complex and turbulent inner lives. </p><p>Using contemporary language she invites the reader to challenge assumptions and shibboleths while the women gather in pairs and as a group to recount their personal histories. From Babylon to the dicey and pricy burgs of Sodom and Gomorrah to 21st Century Manhattan Eve and her companions' longing and rage trauma hope outrage and empathy create a sisterhood that is readily transferred to modern society. </p><p>A nonbinary God makes an occasional appearance chastising the men who crafted the tales. Adam Abel and Cain also attempt to reconcile their created images with the emotional truths of their existences.</p><p><em>Listen to Me</em> is a story of solidarity and strength as the women of the Bible stand together and confront millennia of misogyny. </p><p>The novel is a vital shout for equality.</p>