Leah is plain and hard-working; her sister Rachel is spoiled and pretty. Their handmaidens, Bilhah and Zilpah, yearn for better lives. When the handsome Jacob enters the picture, the four young women compete for his attentions. Only one will win, but all will be changed by Jacob's holy books. This insightful, historically accurate retelling deepens readers' understanding of the culture in which Christianity took root.