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The extraordinary true story of the exile of the Jews in Babylon, and their miraculous return seventy years later. The tale is personal and powerful, passing through the experiences of several generations. Some served in the palace, some made their homes in the city of Babylon, and others inhabited the deserted farms of the exiles. Insightful, colorful, and fascinating.
– Margaret George, New York Times bestselling author of Helen of Troy, The Memoirs of Cleopatra, The Confessions of Young Nero, The Splendor Before the Dark, and many others.

Babylon brings one of the most exciting Biblical eras to life in realistic, almost cinematic detail. You’ll meet Biblical prophets, get caught up in palace intrigue, and witness the devastation of ancient warfare. You’ll also fall in love with many compelling characters, especially Sarah and Chava, who leap right from the page into your heart. A thrilling and gripping read!
– Lori Banov Kaufmann, National Jewish Book Award winner of Rebel Daughter

Michelle Cameron brings the ancient world to life in a heart-wrenching story you won’t want to put down. Beautifully written, with imagery so vivid you’ll feel like you’re actually there.
– Michelle Moran, USA Today and international bestselling author of Nefertiti, Cleopatra’s
Daughter, The Heretic Queen
, and many others

Babylon vividly evokes hanging gardens, exile, and a too-neglected but powerfully significant period of our cultural history. Michelle Cameron has written a unique and memorable historical tale, rich with Biblical and historical acuity, well-developed characters, vivid changes of milieu, themes of exile and adaptation, and wonderful ironic twists. Informative, entertaining, and evocative, Babylon is a book you’ll remember.
– Mitchell James Kaplan, award-winning author of By Fire, By Water, Into the Unbounded Night, and Rhapsody

Fascinating from first page to last, Babylon is an intense retelling of the brutal exile of the Judeans from Jerusalem in 586 BCE. Every character comes to life in the deadly enforced march and the ensuing poverty, despair, and slavery. When they are finally allowed to return home after seventy years, they discover their land is now owned by others. Dreams and disappointments flow through the lives of the characters as they first push away the “heathens” and then find themselves inextricably bound with them. Michelle Cameron’s epic novel will keep you up late reading.
–  American Book Award winner Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude & Camille: a Novel of Monet and The Boy in the Rain

To read Babylon is to be completely transported to another time and place. Cameron’s impeccably researched novel is a lush and evocative page-turner.
– Rebecca Kanner, author of Sinners and the Sea and Esther.

Extraordinarily rich in detailed descriptions, Michelle Cameron’s Babylon takes you on a young Judean woman’s brutal journey of exile to Babylon and later to the victorious return of her extended family to Judea. Her life in and out of court, and the men she deals with all play important roles of her future generations in Babylon and ultimately, Judea. Other characters are interwoven in this tapestry of captivity and all, through their trials, cling to the hope of God’s blessing and the return to their homeland…seventy years later. An excellent story.
– S.A. Jewell, author of Solomon’s Concubine

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