![]() ![]() And woven among these, like a bright thread through homespun, the sudden excited shouts of little boys. From my place by the door I could not see what he saw, but the sounds made plain enough what held his gaze: the snap of banners in the breeze, the stamp of hooves, the wince and grind of iron on stone. He stood by the open window, his back to me. For a long time, it seemed, he had moved in a press of people: members of his household, the men of his army, his sons, servants, sycophants. ![]() It had been a while since I had found him in a room by himself. all was in order, yet something was not right. My eye traveled around the space, the woven pillows, the low tables set with sweating ewers of cool water. ![]() ![]() Yet as I stepped into the chamber I had a sense of something out of place. Full of drama and richly drawn detail, The Secret Chord is a vivid story of faith, family, desire and power that brings David magnificently alive.Ĭhapter one of The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks follows below.Ī man alone in a room. It’s a compelling portrait of a morally complex hero from this strange age - part legend, part history. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book, Year of Wonders and March, Geraldine Brooks, is now touring Australia talking about her new novel The Secret Chord which retells the story King David’s extraordinary rise to power and fall from grace. ![]()
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