Through Esther's courageous struggle to help her people, Swindoll explains the power of divine providence in Volume 2 of the best-selling 'Great Lives' series.

Most people love to read about real heroes and heroines, and this book tells the passionate story of one woman's struggle to save her people from certain destruction.

Esther was a Cinderella of her time. An orphan child raised by her kindly Jewish uncle, Mordecai. His faith was instilled in her, and he taught her to be courageous. Then when the fickle Persian king impulsively divorced Queen Vashti, Esther soon found herself reigning as the new Queen of Persia. And although her dramatic intervention on behalf of her people took place centuries ago during the opulent Persian Empire, the attributes that made her great are as timeless as her story.