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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
6 October 2015

Pages
  
320

Author
  
Geraldine Brooks

Page count
  
320

Preceded by
  
Caleb's Crossing

3.6/5
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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Hardcover)

Originally published
  
6 October 2015

Publisher
  
Viking Press

ISBN
  
9780670025770

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Geraldine Brooks books, Other books

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The Secret Chord (2015) is a novel about King David by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks.

Contents

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Plot summary

Told from the point of view of the prophet Nathan, this book follows the life of biblical King David.

Factual background

The title is taken from the Leonard Cohen song, Hallelujah.

Critical reception

A reviewer in the Harvard Crimson described Brooks's use of historical material as, "spectacularly accessible."

References

The Secret Chord Wikipedia