Angels at the Gate, by T.K. Thorne
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Angels at the Gate, by T.K. Thorne
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Secretly raised as a boy in her father's caravan and schooled in languages and the fine art of negotiation, Adira rejects the looming changes of womanhood that threaten her nomadic life and independence. With the arrival of two mysterious Northmen, rumored to be holy men, Adira's world unravels. She loses everything she values most, including the "Angel" who has awakened her desires. Caught between her culture and freedom, and tormented by impossible love, she abandons all she has known in a dangerous quest to follow the "Angels." With only her beloved dog, Nami, at her side, Adira must use all the skills she learned from her father to survive the perils of the desert, Sodom, and her own heart. Angels at the Gate is a story of adventure and the power of love, a compelling saga based on historical research about the ancient biblical world of Abraham, Sodom and Gomorrah, and the woman who "became a pillar of salt." (T.K. Thorne)
Angels at the Gate, by T.K. Thorne- Amazon Sales Rank: #1000847 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.39" h x 1.26" w x 6.36" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 368 pages
About the Author
T.K. Thorne’s childhood passion for storytelling deepened when she became a police officer in Birmingham, Alabama. “It was a crash course in life and what motivated and mattered to people.” When she retired as a captain, she took on Birmingham’s business improvement district as the executive director. Both careers provide fodder for her writing, which has garnered several awards, including “Book of the Year for Historical Fiction” (ForeWord Reviews) for her debut novel Noah’s Wife. Her first non-fiction book, Last Chance for Justice, was featured on the New York Post’s “Books You Should Be Reading” list. She loves traveling, especially to research her novels, and speaking about her books and life lessons. She writes at her mountaintop home, often with two dogs by her side and a cat on her lap.
She blogs at TKs-tales.com
PRAISE FOR T.K. THORNE:“An extraordinary storyteller.”— Sena Jeter Naslund, bestselling author of Ahab’s WifeT.K. Thorne is a magical writer. …Her writing is flat-out brilliant and spellbinding.”—Elsa D. Rutherford, columnist for The Nifty Pickle“A dazzlingly gifted writer.” —Sue Walker, Poet Laureate of Alabama 2003-2012AWARDS WON BY T.K. THORNE: ForeWord Reviews “Book of the Year” for Historical Fiction Winner of Portland Book Review for Short Fiction Winner of Chattahoochee Valley Writer’s Contest for Short Fiction Winner of Eugene Walters Writers Festival Termite Hall for Screenplay Winner of Magic City Writers’ Contest for Short Fiction
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. In Praise of a Difficult Woman By L. L. Golden I never understood the behavior of Lot's wife when I read her story in the Bible. When the town is literally falling to pieces around your ears and two white-garbed, winged men suddenly appear, shouting "Run for the hills and don't you dare look back!" it's time to follow orders and get the heck out of Dodge. Yet, she looks back at the disaster, turning away just as her survival is assured. Why would someone behave so foolishly? T. K. Thorne creates a reasonable answer for this woman whose name goes unmentioned in the Bible. Here, she is Adira, a girl with a mind of her own who travels disguised as a boy so she can stay with her widowered father. Adira finds it difficult to obey anyone when her good sense suggests otherwise, even the father she loves and respects. Then, as a "girl posing in boy's clothing" Adira can't help but notice men and women are treated differently in her world. Eventually she has to choose between the the life she wants as a female and the freedom she's enjoyed as a male. T. K. Thorne combined religious, archeological and historical study to create this story of a woman who followed her own path in the world. Here at last is an explanation for God's angels, those messengers who warn Lot and his family of their peril and the rest of Lot's behavior in Genesis. Lot is the nephew of Abraham and described in the Bible as a righteous but Thorne recounts his actions and leaves it up to the readers to draw their own conclusions.And, in the end, this is is not the story of a male who follows orders to escape but the woman who watched him leave before making a choice of her own. Lot's wife may have been been a willful and stubborn woman but she had a life and reason for her actions and she deserves a better epitaph than "The Lady who turned into Salt." Thanks to T. K. Thorne, Lot's wife is transformed back into woman, wayward and strong but alive.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Gives the reader new insights into the time, place, people of the Old Testament stories. By Sheila C. Hayes Angels at the Gate is just as wonderful as Noah's Wife, Thorne's first novel. The characters are compelling, and the historical setting is well researched. As a bonus, if you are an animal lover, you will be thrilled with Nami the dog and Philot the donkey.This author has a unique way of telling the great Jewish stories of the Old Testament so that the reader feels a part of this ancient time and gains insight as to what could have been the untold accounts of the characters.Read and enjoy.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A gripping story set in biblical times By L. Caminiti Angels at the Gate by T.K. Thorne, was sent to me by a publisher for my purview. Ms. Thorne started her career as a police officer and went on to be a business improvement district director. One would think that if she wrote a book it might be about crime or fraud. But, no, she writes a very good historical fiction book about Lot's wife (Lot and his wife are in the Old Testament and are in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah). There is very little known about Lot's wife (her name isn't even given in the bible) other than she turns into a pillar of salt. Ms. Thorne takes this small thread and turns it into a "can't put down" story. It's probably easier, actually, to do this if there isn't a whole lot (pardon the pun) known about the character. You're free to create what you want. Except in historical fiction, you do need to get the historical part right. The author had to do a tremendous amount of research on the Old Testament and on the lifestyles of it's inhabitants. She creates a name for Lot's future wife, Adira, and starts the story with Adira as a child being raised as a boy in her father's caravan. Adira enjoys being a boy because she quickly deduces that she has far more freedoms as a male rather than the lack thereof for females. After some murder and mayhem, the dilemma Adira has is whether to return to her family and thereby keep a promise to her father or go in search of her kidnapped "angel". That "angel" would be one of two mysterious strangers, Mika and Raph, whom everyone believes are angels and messengers from God. The character I liked the best was actually, Nami, a large hunting dog. Nami is important because she has a pivotal role in many of the major scenes. Of all the characters, the one's with the least depth and aren't well fleshed out are the angels. But then again it seems that is the way they are portrayed in the Old Testament. In her author's notes, Ms. Thorne provides anecdotal evidence to support why she chose to tell the biblical parts of the story the way she did. She also supplies a very helpful list of all of the characters.
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