Child of the Morning: A Novel by Pauline Gedge - Hardcover

Gedge, Pauline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0770515207 ISBN 13: 9780770515201

Publisher: Macmillan Company of Canada, 1977

Synopsis

She ruled Egpyt not as Queen but as Pharaoh, 35 centuries ago. Yet her name-Hatshepsut-does not appear in dynastic scrolls, nor is her reign celebrated on monuments. This is the story of the young woman who assumed the throne of Egypt, mastered the arts of war and government, lived her life by her own design, and ruled an empire-the only woman Pharaoh in history.

"A rich pageant."-Wall Street Journal

About this title

About the Author:

Pauline Gedge is the author of more than 10 novels, including The Eagle and the Raven, The Hippopotamus Marsh, and The Oasis. Michelle Moran is author of several books, including Cleopatra's Daughter, The Heretic Queen, and Nefertiti.

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

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

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

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

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: Macmillan Company of Canada
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0770515207
• ISBN 13: 9780770515201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 403