A Book of Monologues · Faith & Womanhood
Twenty women of scripture step out of the margins to speak in their own voices — grieving, doubting, defiant, luminous. A theatrical act of devotion and imagination.
Scripture remembers what these women did. This book imagines what they felt.
In twenty intimate monologues, Cynthia Ricks Pollard hands the microphone to the women history kept at the edges of the story — Eve at the gate of a lost garden, Hagar in the wilderness, the woman at the well, Mary watching from the foot of a cross. Each speaks as though to a single listener in a darkened room.
Theatrical and tender, reverent and unflinching, these are pieces meant to be read aloud and felt in the body — perfect for performance, study, or the private devotion of a reader who has always wondered what these women might say if finally asked.
Themes Explored
What it costs to speak when the world has decided you should not — and what is reclaimed when you do.
Belief held not as certainty but as a nightlong wrestling, honest enough to include its own questions.
The fierce, particular love of women asked to carry, to release, and sometimes to bury.
The ache of the outsider, the stranger, the cast-out — and the stubborn search for home.
Longing of body and spirit treated not as shame but as another language of the soul.
The quiet, world-turning bravery of women who said yes, or no, when everything was at stake.
A Few of the Voices
Each monologue is a single woman, alone with what she has never been allowed to say.
From the Pages
"Do not dwell on what you feel went wrong, but concentrate on the good you can achieve from your current situation."
"You may not realize it just now, but if you follow where He leads you, you will find peace and happiness far beyond your own understanding"
Reader Reviews
"I read Hagar's monologue three times and cried each time. These women finally sound like women."
"We staged four of these for our church's women's retreat. Not a dry eye in the room."
"Reverent without being safe. Ricks Pollard writes scripture as if she's been listening at the door for years."
Bring the Voices Home
Available now in ebook and paperback. Perfect for personal devotion, book clubs, women's retreats, and the stage.