Recensie

New York Times Book Review.
September 19, 2004
by Nora Krug

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"The sweeping narrative is true to the grandeur of the biblical setting yet intimate. Creating sympathy for those the Bible deems sinners is just one way Provoost subverts the original text with her powerful story, ably translated from the Dutch by John Nieuwenhuizen. Like The Red Tent, however, In the Shadow of the Ark is a bit of a bodice-ripper, with both loving and violent sexual experiences."

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