Esther isn’t the only character in the story ... and drive them toward collective renewal and growth. From Queen Esther to the power ballads of the 80s, one truth rings clear: the journey ...

We hear nothing yet from Esther directly. In the early parts of the story, other characters take actions and initiate events. The reigning monarch, King Ahasuerus, deposes his wife, Queen Vashti ...

His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features a new set of characters.

The novel, “Queen Esther,” will be Irving’s 16th ... and the unadopted orphans at St. Cloud’s are a different cast of ...

Queen Esther, the story’s heroine, wields a form of power that is often hard to recognize. Esther’s power, at once demure and mighty, manifests as sacred vulnerability. Characterized by ...

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A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...

If you were to visit a home in Amsterdam in the 17th Century, you might find, in the kitchen, the library, or even inside the fireplace, a scene of the biblical Queen Esther approaching her ...