Bathsheba Bathsheba Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She is most known for the biblical narrative in which she was summoned by King David, who had seen her bathing and lusted after her. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king, making her the Queen mother. Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam (, Ammiel in ). An Eliam is mentioned in as the son of Ahithophel, who is described as the Gilonite. Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite. David's first interactions with Bathsheba are described
Faces in the Crowd (novel) Faces in the Crowd (novel) Faces in the Crowd is a novel published by the Mexican author Valeria Luiselli in 2011 (originally under the title "Los ingrávidos"). Christina MacSweeney's English translation was published by Coffee House Press in 2014. The novel chronicles three parallel yet intersecting narrative realities. The first narrative is set in Mexico City and follows a young mother writing a memoir of her bohemian days working as a translator of Mexican poetry in Harlem as her marriage is falling apart. The second narrative is set in Harlem, and follows the misadventures of a young translator who creates