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Perhaps worst of all is the loss of trust, not only with her Creator but also with the man who shares her life. How will they ever survive out of Eden?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling biblical fiction author Jill Eileen Smith imagines the life of the first woman to ever live, unspooling an epic story of love, loss, and the promise of redemption.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128857624754,"sku":"9780800737641","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780800737641_fca5a8ce-73ef-4831-ae05-279010765849.jpg?v=1786016094"},{"product_id":"9780800720360","title":"Redeeming Grace","description":"When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort. When news reaches Naomi that the famine in Bethlehem has lifted, only Ruth will hazard the journey to her mother-in-law's homeland. Destitute and downhearted, Naomi resigns herself to a life of bitter poverty, but Ruth holds out hope for a better future. And Boaz may be the one God has chosen to provide it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining meticulous research with her endless imagination, Jill Eileen Smith gorgeously renders one of the most beautiful stories in Scripture. Readers will adore this third installment of the inspiring Daughters of the Promised Land series.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294769983861,"sku":"9780800720360","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780800720360_67919559-a68e-4829-9bea-8dd5b9d6cc88.jpg?v=1786016025"},{"product_id":"9780800733223","title":"Bathsheba","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan love triumph over treachery?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBathsheba is a woman who longs for love. With her husband away fighting the king's wars, she battles encroaching loneliness--which makes it all too easy to succumb to the advances of King David. Will one night of unbridled passion destroy everything she holds dear? Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the Almighty? Or has her sin separated her from God forever?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a historian's sharp eye for detail and a novelist's creative spirit, Jill Eileen Smith brings to life the passionate and emotional story of David's most famous--and infamous--wife. You will never read the story of David and Bathsheba the same way again.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294956466549,"sku":"9780800733223","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780800733223_62198ee7-05c7-43b4-aa96-d52a1aa1fc0c.jpg?v=1786032966"},{"product_id":"9780800734725","title":"Miriam's Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eShe has prayed for deliverance from Egypt. But perhaps the greatest liberation happens within the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the very beginning, Miriam has lived in her younger brother's shadow. 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