The book opens at the stoning of Deborah’s sister Tamar, who has been accused by her husband of infidelity as she did not bleed on her wedding night. This does, however, give the author free rein within reason, and Azrieli does a masterful job at building up a realistic tale that feels as though it could be true to history. (I even had to do a quick skim through her Wikipedia page to refresh my memory of what she did.) Fortunately, intimate knowledge of Biblical history is unnecessary to enjoy and follow Deborah Rising, for the book focuses on her childhood, about which our knowledge is sadly lacking. The story of Deborah is one of those Biblical tales that, at least if you went to my church, you didn’t hear much of.
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