ROBERTA KELLS DORR is the author of seven books: six novels, one biography. She majored in creative writing at the University of Maryland and received her masters in Religious Education from the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. For seventeen years Dorr lived in the Middle East as the wife of a busy missionary surgeon and the mother of five children. On her return to the United States she carried with her the manuscript of the first novel she had written and researched extensively over the years. She claimed that the years in the Middle East, the exposure to their culture, and the experiences she had while there profoundly influenced what she wrote.
Based upon Solomon's Song of Songs, this tells the story of David's
favorite son Solomon and his love, Shulamit, along with the
semi-tragic misunderstandings and political machinations that kept
them apart. That part's fictional - we don't know anything about
her other than her name, family and where she came from - but
there's plenty of historical detail as well as information from the
Bible, from direct quotes from the Song to explanations of how the
many names of God amplify our understanding and experience of Him,
and some good wisdom imparted from Shulamit's mother, Ramat. Rated
4 out of 5 stars.Reviewed by Hilary Carter, Net Galley, November 4,
2013Fifth book of the author's Old Testament Biblical series, this
three hundred and two page historical fiction targets readers who
love romance, the Songs of Solomon, and sibling rivalry. With the
slang version of an illegitimate child used and stories of war,
adultery, and immorality, it would best be read by mature
adults.With Biblical scholars noting the Abishag of First Kings
could be the lover mentioned in Songs of Solomon, Kerr writes a
believable love story that comes to life between royalty and common
folk.-Conny Crisalli, www.connywithay.wordpress.com, January 30,
2014
Based upon Solomon's Song of Songs, this tells the story of David's
favorite son Solomon and his love, Shulamit, along with the
semi-tragic misunderstandings and political machinations that kept
them apart. That part's fictional - we don't know anything about
her other than her name, family and where she came from - but
there's plenty of historical detail as well as information from the
Bible, from direct quotes from the Song to explanations of how the
many names of God amplify our understanding and experience of Him,
and some good wisdom imparted from Shulamit's mother, Ramat. Rated
4 out of 5 stars."Reviewed by Hilary Carter, Net Galley, November
4, 2013"Fifth book of the author s Old Testament Biblical series,
this three hundred and two page historical fiction targets readers
who love romance, the Songs of Solomon, and sibling rivalry. With
the slang version of an illegitimate child used and stories of war,
adultery, and immorality, it would best be read by mature
adults.With Biblical scholars noting the Abishag of First Kings
could be the lover mentioned in Songs of Solomon, Kerr writes a
believable love story that comes to life between royalty and common
folk."-Conny Crisalli, www.connywithay.wordpress.com, January 30,
2014""
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