Possible Clues:

• Ancestress of King David
• Book - non-fiction, except for first part
• Girl, in fact, taking time off
• Sandra's colleague on the bench
• Sultan of swat
• Pity about her love for Naomi
• Girl's name - pity
• It's a pity about the poor girl
• Red Sox pitcher and Yankee slugger
• What a pity she was so devoted