Their lives couldnât be more different, but their goal is the same: survive King Herodâs rule.
Two women occupy a place in Herodâs court. The first, Salome, is the kingâs only sister, a resentful woman who has been told sheâs from an inferior race, a people whom God will never accept or approve of.
The second woman, Zara, is a lowly handmaid who serves Salome, but where Salome spies conspiracies and treachery, Zara sees hurting people in need of understanding and compassion.
Powerful and powerless, Idumean and Jew, selfish and selflessâboth women struggle to reach their goals and survive each day within Herod the Greatâs tumultuous court, where no one is trustworthy and no one is safe.
