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Book Review of The Handmaid and the Carpenter

The Handmaid and the Carpenter
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Helpful Score: 2


Not a badly written story but definitely a secular retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph. I had a hard time with Berg's portrayal of Joseph as a man who right up until his death didn't believe in his son's divinity or that his wife truly gave birth as a virgin.