Our first introduction to Samson is as an adored son; born to a mother in her old age who has been told of her son's future greatness by an angel. She manipulates him until he meets a Philistine girl with whom he falls in love.

Our next view is of an inept suitor. A Hebrew who seeks to marry a Philistine is a source of contempt. When his wife betrays him to the village, Samson takes his first step toward notoriety.

We are introduced to Delilah next. A famed seductress who will lead Samson to the final chapter of his life.

The various viewpoints of DESIRED tended to disengage this reader but readers familiar with the biblical era could get engrossed in the interplay of the characters of this familiar story of Samson and Delilah.

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