Sarah&#8217;s story begins in the cradle of civilization: the Sumerian city-state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth. The daughter of a powerful lord, Sarah balks at the marriage her father has planned for her. On her wedding day, she impulsively &#64258;ees to the vast, empty marshes outside the city walls, where she meets a young man named Abram, son of a tribe of outsiders. Drawn to this exotic stranger, Sarah spends one night with him and reluctantly returns to her father&#8217;s house. But on her return, she secretly drinks a poisonous potion that will make her barren and thus un&#64257;t for marriage.<br><br>Many years later, Abram returns to Ur and discovers that the lost, rebellious girl from the marsh has been transformed into a splendid woman&#8212;the high priestess of the goddess Ishtar. But Sarah gives up her exalted life to join Abram&#8217;s tribe and follow the one true God, an invisible deity who speaks only to Abram. It is then that her journey truly begins.<br><br>From the great ziggurat of Ishtar to the fertile valleys of Canaan to the bedchamber of the mighty Pharaoh himself, Sarah&#8217;s story reveals an ancient world full of beauty, intrigue, and miracles.