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She was born in iran, lived there for the first fourteen years of her life, and attended an english boarding school for. Buy pearl in the sand by tessa afshar in ebook format at koorong 9781575679341. Tessa afshar was born in a nominally muslim family in iran and lived there for the. Pearl in the sand by tessa afshar ebook free pearl in the sand by tessa afshar ebook product details sales rank. Can a canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of israel. Pearl in the sand by tessa afshar ebook bkc free ebook. Free download can a canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood gospelebooks. Afshar tells the story of rahab, the harlet from jericho, who hid the two israeli spies and in return they spared her life. Pearl in the sand is a lovely story, vividly written, and is sure to please devotees of biblical fiction. Tessa afshar was born in iran and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. Aug 16, 2014 to my understanding, pearl in the sand is tessa afshars first published novel.
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