It is interesting that the author of “The Virtue of Sin”, Shannon Schuren, selects the name of Miriam for this book about a religious cult who follow a self-proclaimed leader, Daniel.
The lead female protagonist is named Miriam who In the Old Testament was the sister of Moses and watched over her brother as his mother send him in a basket down the Nile. The Miriam of the Old Testament later helps Moses lead God’s chosen people out of Israel while teaching the Israelite woman the Torah. In essence, the Biblical Miriam was somewhat of a feminist.
Our Miriam is expecting to marry the man she has dreamt and loved for her entire life. Instead, a mistake is made when an unbeliever selects her in the “marriage ceremony” thereby dooming Miriam to be separated from her love, Caleb. Miriam’s natural rebellious reaction to the rigid rules and regulations set by the prophet makes her a poor wife for the wrong man. I keep thinking back to the saying “Hell hath no fury…” Make no mistake, Miriam is scorned and not by her beloved but by the religious leader and the other doltish cult followers. I am intrigued to find out how this is resolved with Miriam unwilling to accept her wifely responsibilities and consummate her marriage, her husband an unwilling member of the cult, and Caleb, her true love who refuses to marry anyone else and now has no place in the New Jerusalem. There are a lot of great directions that this novel can travel, and I look forward to seeing this couple defy the path chosen without their consent. This should be a feisty ending for a girl worthy of the name…Miriam.
The lead female protagonist is named Miriam who In the Old Testament was the sister of Moses and watched over her brother as his mother send him in a basket down the Nile. The Miriam of the Old Testament later helps Moses lead God’s chosen people out of Israel while teaching the Israelite woman the Torah. In essence, the Biblical Miriam was somewhat of a feminist.
Our Miriam is expecting to marry the man she has dreamt and loved for her entire life. Instead, a mistake is made when an unbeliever selects her in the “marriage ceremony” thereby dooming Miriam to be separated from her love, Caleb. Miriam’s natural rebellious reaction to the rigid rules and regulations set by the prophet makes her a poor wife for the wrong man. I keep thinking back to the saying “Hell hath no fury…” Make no mistake, Miriam is scorned and not by her beloved but by the religious leader and the other doltish cult followers. I am intrigued to find out how this is resolved with Miriam unwilling to accept her wifely responsibilities and consummate her marriage, her husband an unwilling member of the cult, and Caleb, her true love who refuses to marry anyone else and now has no place in the New Jerusalem. There are a lot of great directions that this novel can travel, and I look forward to seeing this couple defy the path chosen without their consent. This should be a feisty ending for a girl worthy of the name…Miriam.