__She went to the well for water. What she found there would change her life forever.__  
  
Marah is a young girl in love with her childhood friend, Jesse. When she is forced to marry an older man, she must abandon her dreams of happiness. At the mercy of men who are often only interested in using her, Marah must fight for survival. Will she ever meet a man who can save her?  
  
The story of the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well is one of hope, redemption, and a life changed in an instant through a remarkable encounter. Jesus told her "everything she'd ever done," but we are left to wonder at the circumstances that led her life on such a tragic path to begin with. Now from the creative mind of Diana Wallis Taylor comes the full story of the woman at the well.   
  
This well-researched portrayal of a woman's life in the time of Jesus opens a window into a fascinating world. Taylor's rich descriptions of the landscapes, lifestyles, and rituals mesh easily with the emotional and very personal story of one woman who desperately seeks to rise above the difficult circumstances of her life.  
  
  
Diana Wallis Taylor is an inspirational speaker and has taught writing and poetry workshops. She has published articles and short stories and is an award-winning poet and songwriter. She lives in California.

Diana Wallis Taylor is the author of Journey to the Well and Martha, and has published many articles, and has contributed stories to several books. Taylor lives in California. Find out more at www.dianawallistaylor.com.

One of the most well-known and loved stories of Jesus's ministry is the encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Now the creative mind of Diana Wallis Taylor imagines how the Samaritan woman got there in the first place. Marah is just a girl of thirteen when her life is set on a path that will eventually lead her to a life-changing encounter with the Messiah. But before that momentous meeting she must traverse through times of love lost and found, cruel and manipulative men, and gossiping women.  
  
This creative and accurate portrayal of life in the time of Jesus opens a window into a fascinating world. Taylor's rich descriptions of the landscapes, lifestyles, and rituals mesh easily with the emotional and very personal story of one woman trying to make a life out of what fate seems to throw at her. This exciting and heartwrenching story will fascinate readers and lend new life to a familiar story.

Marah is just a girl of thirteen when her life is set on a path that will eventually lead her to a life-changing encounter with the Messiah.

Taylor, Diana Wallis

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Part IV

Part V

Part VI

Part VII

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Author’s Note

Offers a fictional account of the many-times-married woman who has a life-changing meeting with Christ at the well.

One of the most well-known and loved stories of Jesus's ministry is the encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Now the creative mind of Diana Wallis Taylor imagines how the Samaritan woman got there in the first place. Marah is just a girl of thirteen when her life is set on a path that will eventually lead her to a life-changing encounter with the Messiah. But before that momentous meeting she must traverse through times of love lost and found, cruel and manipulative men, and gossiping women. This creative and accurate portrayal of life in the time of Jesus opens a window into a fascinating world. Taylor's rich descriptions of the landscapes, lifestyles, and rituals mesh easily with the emotional and very personal story of one woman trying to make a life out of what fate seems to throw at her. This exciting and heartwrenching story will fascinate readers and lend new life to a familiar story.

Diana Wallis Taylor is a speaker for Stonecroft Ministries and is currently working toward her MA in biblical studies at Bethel Seminary. She has published many articles and contributed stories to several books, including Growing Old Ain't for Wimps and Mom Overboard. Taylor lives in San Diego, California.

Eden Customer

I started reading Journey to the Well with not very much hope. I was pleasantly surprised, however. The famous passage where Jesus meets the woman at the well is right at the end and I found a new perspective from reading this book. Biblical times are brought to life in intricate detail. Diana Wallis Taylor tells her tale with warmth and sensitivity. I found it deeply moving.

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Could this really be the story of the Samarian woman at Jacob’s well who Jesus meets and speaks with?  
I would like to think so.   
Diana Wallis Taylor has woven a very plausible story of the life of this woman, who she calls Marah, leading up to that momentous meeting. Starting with Marah’s life as a child who has lot both parents, an un-caring Aunt, who marries her off to an unpleasant husband, and goes back to her own people, then when this husband falls ill and dies, custom decrees that she marry her brother in law, but he only likes men and does the kindly thing of giving her a divorce and disappearing. She marries again, her childhood sweetheart and that should mean a happy ending but of course it does not. Jesus said to her ‘you have had five husbands....and this man you have now is not your husband,’ Diana Wallis Taylor’s story goes on to tell how this can be. Real insight into life for a woman in that time and place; many different threads of story all leading to that meeting with Jesus and the joyful time to follow.

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