The God Who Sees: Hagar's Story

The God Who Sees: Hagar's Story is the eleventh book in the Extraordinary Women of the Bible historical fiction series.

Alone and feeling unseen by anyone who cares, Hagar is forced out of her Egyptian home and enslaved by the nomadic Israelites. Taken under Sarai's wing as her maidservant, Hagar is surprised that she is treated kindly, even almost as a daughter. As the years go by, she begins to adjust to her place in this new world. That is, until everything changes again.

The day Sarai chooses Hagar to bear her husband's firstborn son becomes both a blessing and a curse. Jealousy and anger twist Sarai's affection once Hagar is pregnant with Abram's child. When Sarai attacks her, Hagar flees into the desert, frightened and friendless.

But when a messenger of the Lord appears, will Hagar finally come to realize that the Lord has always seen and loved her?

Writing fiction is Melanie Dobson's excuse to explore abandoned houses, travel to unique places, and immerse herself in old journals and books. The award-winning author of almost thirty novels, Melanie enjoys stitching together both historical and time-slip stories. She has written four biblical fiction stories for Guideposts. Five of Melanie's novels have won Carol Awards, and two were finalists for a Christy Award.

She is the previous corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family and now enjoys teaching as an adjunct professor in the Pacific Northwest.—Portland, Oregon, area