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B.G. Brainard

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June 23

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Historical Fiction, Religion, Spirituality

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Dr. B. G. Brainard’s passion is to bring the Hebrew Scriptures to life one book at a time through meticulous research and excursions to the Middle East. She is the author of the Grace in Exile trilogy of historical novels set within the ancient Near East, which includes Esther’s Song about the biblical Esther, Babylon: Center of the World show casing the wise man and prophet Daniel, and Jerusalem Bound! featuring Ezra the scribe, Nehemiah the cupbearer, and the prophets Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. She has graduate degrees from Vanguard University of Southern California and Portland State University, which fueled her life-long passion to make sense of the intricacies of the Hebrew Bible, Mesopotamian archaeology, and ancient Near East hi ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 246 ratings · 32 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Esther's Song 3.92 avg rating — 196 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Babylon: Center of the World 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isaiah: Here I Am 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope by Kayla Fioravanti (Goodreads Author), Drenda Howatt (With), Lisa Lacross Wethey (With) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jerusalem Bound! 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jeremiah: Too Young (Judgment and Hope Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Grace in Exile (3 books)
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“My godfather sad that story was abut taking the chaotic jigsaw of life, making it into a picture and putting a frame around it so that we could look at it, have control over it. Story and art are the humanizing elements of us.”
― Emma Thompson

tags: humanizing-elements, story, writing

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“People’s lives are delicate; you cannot interfere with them without running the risk of changing them profoundly. A chance remark, a careless involvement, may make the difference between a life of happiness and one of sorrow”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Kalahari Typing School for Men

tags: mystery-novels, women-s-strength

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“Only when one is connected to one's inner core is one connected to others. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude.”
― Anne Morrow Lindbergh

tags: inspirational, writing-life

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“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
― Tom Clancy

tags: life

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“Silence will illuminate you in God... and deliver you from phantoms of ignorance. Silence will unite you to God.... In the beginning we have to force ourselves to be silent. But then from our very silence is born something that draws us into deeper silence. May God give you an experience of this 'something' that is born of silence”
― Isaac of Nenevah