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Contents
ОглавлениеChapter One
‘Lilah! Where are you?’
Chapter Two
‘It’s just as well, Delilah, that it was I who…
Chapter Three
Delilah put down the tray of empty drinking bowls, and…
Chapter Four
Due to their late arrival, Delilah had found herself too…
Chapter Five
‘How could you have let it come to that, Father?’
Chapter Six
Delilah would have been happy never to see Samson again.
Chapter Seven
The man’s hollow, watery eyes settled on Delilah for a…
Chapter Eight
Delilah regretted having pushed her shawl back so far from…
Chapter Nine
Samson appeared not to have heard her. ‘Your rescue will…
Chapter Ten
Delilah always enjoyed her visits to the centre of Ashkelon.
Chapter Eleven
‘So the Chass’ela vines have done better than we expected…
Chapter Twelve
It took a lot of eyelash-fluttering to convince Ekron to…
Chapter Thirteen
‘So Achish has you investigating your competitor’s wines.’
Chapter Fourteen
‘I don’t remember you wearing out your sandals so quickly…
Chapter Fifteen
Delilah had not noticed it the first time she entered…
Chapter Sixteen
The vineyard shimmered in the afternoon sun. The green leaves…
Chapter Seventeen
Phicol might have spies everywhere, but she doubted Samson’s reach…
Chapter Eighteen
By the time Delilah arrived at the market just after…
Chapter Nineteen
She lifted herself from him, genuinely alarmed. Were Phicol’s men…
Chapter Twenty
Joshua was terrified. ‘You shouldn’t have told your mother that,’…
Chapter Twenty-One
Delilah was studiously tying up the laden vine branches one…
Chapter Twenty-Two
Joshua helped Delilah climb into Achish’s best carriage, then he…
Chapter Twenty-Three
‘If I didn’t know better,’ said Phicol, ‘I’d say you…
Chapter Twenty-Four
The boats were drawn up on the shore, well clear…
Chapter Twenty-Five
The crowds were already gathering in the centre of Ashkelon.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Delilah looked at Phicol, searching his face for any sign…
Chapter Twenty-Seven
The waves, normally so soothing and peaceful, jarred at Delilah’s…
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Delilah wanted to avoid the breakfast table at all costs,…
Chapter Twenty-Nine
It took four long days for the bruise on Delilah’s…
Chapter Thirty
The watery sky was just tinged with the first red…
Chapter Thirty-One
Delilah barely stirred when Samson left the tent before dawn,…
Chapter Thirty-Two
Delilah traversed the edges of the crowd until she was…
Chapter Thirty-Three
Delilah hardly left her room for three days. She was…
Chapter Thirty-Four
There were soldiers too. At least ten, clustering around Phicol.
Chapter Thirty-Five
Though the night passed peacefully, Delilah was aware that her…
Chapter Thirty-Six
‘I had to go back,’ she said. ‘You understand that,…
Chapter Thirty-Seven
She explained to Joshua about the drugged drink. He listened…
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Ekron shuddered, a thin groan escaping his lips. His hair…
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Ariel reined in the donkeys and the wagon halted.
Chapter Forty
The sky was heavy with low-lying clouds that lingered but…
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Acknowledgements
About the Author
Credits
