The Pharaoh's Daughter Book Review

Synopsis:

 “You will be called Anippe, daughter of the Nile. Do you like it?” Without waiting for a reply, she pulls me into her squishy, round tummy for a hug. 


I’m trying not to cry. Pharaoh’s daughters don’t cry.


When we make our way down the tiled hall, I try to stop at ummi Kiya’s chamber. I know her spirit has flown yet I long for one more moment. Amenia pushes me past so I keep walking and don’t look back. 


Like the waters of the Nile, I will flow.

Anippe has grown up in the shadows of Egypt’s good god Pharaoh, aware that Anubis, god of the afterlife, may take her or her siblings at any moment. She watched him snatch her mother and infant brother during childbirth, a moment which awakens in her a terrible dread of ever bearing a child. Now she is to be become the bride of Sebak, a kind but quick-tempered Captain of Pharaoh Tut’s army. In order to provide Sebak the heir he deserves and yet protect herself from the underworld gods, Anippe must launch a series of deceptions, even involving the Hebrew midwives—women ordered by Tut to drown the sons of their own people in the Nile.


     When she finds a baby floating in a basket on the great river, Anippe believes Egypt’s gods have answered her pleas, entrenching her more deeply in deception and placing her and her son Mehy, whom handmaiden Miriam calls Moses, in mortal danger.


  As bloodshed and savage politics shift the balance of power in Egypt, the gods reveal their fickle natures and Anippe wonders if her son, a boy of Hebrew blood, could one day become king. Or does the god of her Hebrew servants, the one they call El Shaddai, have a different plan—for them all?
 



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My Review:
The Pharaoh's Daughter is the beautiful story of Anippe, the woman that found Moses in the Nile and raised him as her own.  Anippe witnessed her mother's death giving birth to her baby brother.  She was only five years old, but it made a lasting impact on her life.  She experiences so much loss in a short period of time.  But because her marriage to Sebek placed her on the Nile, she learns of El Shaddai through the living testimony of her Hebrew slaves.  When her deceptions come to light, her loyal slaves come to her rescue and she becomes Bithiah.  But will she learn to forgive herself?  Will she accept El Shaddai as the one true God?  Will she finally see that God put her on that path because of his plan and purpose for her life.

This was a beautiful story of enduring, unfailing faith.  You get a glimpse into the lives of the Hebrew slaves, their strength amidst their oppression is just awe inspiring.  There's several heartbreaking moments where I actually started crying and had to stop reading for awhile because I was so moved.  I can't wait to read Miriam's story when it comes out.  I loved the part when Bithiah finally understood about God's peace and loving someone completely.


**I received a free copy of this novel from Random House in exchange for my honest review.**



About the Author:
Mesu Andrews is an author and speaker who has devoted herself to passionate study of Scripture. Harnessing her deep love for God’s Word, Andrews brings the biblical world alive for her audiences.

Mesu and her husband, Roy, have two grown children and (Praise God!) a growing number of grandkids. They live in Washington, where Roy teaches at Multnomah University. They have a Rottweiler-pitbull named Bouzer who keeps Mesu company while she writes.

She’s published two books, Love Amid the Ashes and Love’s Sacred Song. Two more are scheduled for release with Revell in March of 2013 and 2014.

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