BEN-HUR
By Carol Wallace (based on the
bestselling novel by her great great
grandfather, Lew Wallace.)
Lion Fiction. 409 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978 1 782 642 244
The book is about a Jewish boy whose best friend is a Roman. Judah Ben-Hur is the son of a Jewish prince.
Messala is his Roman friend who leaves to join the legions. Ben-Hur is sent to row on the galleys after being falsely accused of attempted murder and he is sent there by his old friend Messala! The two have grown apart and a bitter hatred is between them.
