Child of the Morning: A Novel (13) (Rediscovered Classics) - Softcover

Gedge, Pauline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569763240 ISBN 13: 9781569763247

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2010

Synopsis

Thirty-five centuries ago the sun had a daughter: Hatshepsut. Youngest daughter of the Pharaoh, she was a lithe and magical child. But when her older sister died, it became her duty to purify the dynasty’s bloodline. She was to wed Thothmes, her father’s illegitimate son, who was heir to the throne. But fearing his son’s incompetence, Hatshepsut’s father came to her with startling news. She was to be Pharaoh, ruler of the greatest empire the world had ever known--provided, of course, that the unprecedented ascension by a woman did not inspire the priests to treason or instill in her half-brother and future consort sufficient hatred to have her put to death.

            This is the premise for Child of the Morning, based closely on the historical facts. Hatshepsut assumed the throne at the age of fifteen and ruled brilliantly for more than two decades. Her achievements were immortalized on the walls of her magnificent temple at Deir el-Bahri, built by her architect and lover, Senmut.

            Sensuous and evocative, Child of the Morning is the story of one of history’s most remarkable women.

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Review:

“Gedge sets her living, breathing Queen against a beautifully detailed Egypt that we see as it must have been so long ago.”  —Publishers Weekly

"The author’s strong sense of time and place is evident in every scene. A superb portrait of a powerful but very human queen."  —Library Journal

"Splendor, splendor everywhere."  —Kirkus Reviews

"A rich pageant, satisfying on more levels than simply that of narrative."  —Wall Street Journal

"A compelling and human story without a single dramatic lapse."  —San Francisco Examiner

“This is as fine a novel as anyone would want to read.”  —Columbus Ohio Dispatch

"Combines ancient artifacts, timeless psychology and sure pacing.”  —Globe and Mail

“Epic accounts of feasts and festivals, and a steady flow of details related to life in ancient Thebes . . . the sunny, sweating world of [Egypt] in filmic splendour.”  — Vancouver Sun

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1569763240
• ISBN 13: 9781569763247
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416