<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Bier proposes here a strong new understanding of the Book of Lamentations, drawing on Bakhtinian ideas of multiple voices to analyse the poetic speaking voices within the text; examining their theological perspectives, and nuancing the interaction between them. Bier scrutinises interpretations of Lamentations, distinguishing between exegesis that reads Lamentations as a theodicy, in defense of God, and those that read it as an anti-theodicy, in defense of Zion. Rather than reductively adopting either of these approaches, this book advocates a dialogic approach to Lamentations, reading to hear the full polyphony of pain, penitence, and protest.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Miriam J. Bier</b> is lecturer in Old Testament at London School of Theology, UK. She is co-editor of <i>Spiritual Complaint: Theology and Practice of Lament </i>(Eugene: Pickwick, 2013).<b></b>