title: The Secret Chord
text: # The Secret Chord
  
  The Secret Chord (2015) is a novel about King David by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks.
  
  ## Plot summary
  
  Told from the point of view of the prophet Nathan, this book follows the life of biblical King David.
  
  ## Factual background
  
  The title is taken from the Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  A reviewer in the Harvard Crimson described Brooks's use of historical material as "spectacularly accessible."
  
  