In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has everything she could want. Until her perfect world is shattered.
When a warring jungle tribe ransacks the village and kidnaps her, separating her from her parents, she is forced to live as a slave. And she begins a journey that will culminate in the meeting of a handsome and kind steward named Joseph.
Like her, Joseph was taken away from his home, and it is in him that Asenath comes to find solace…and love. But just as they are beginning to form a bond, Joseph is betrayed by his master’s wife and thrown into prison.
Is Asenath doomed to a lifetime of losing everything and everyone she loves?
My Thoughts:
As a fan of stories from the Bible I was intrigued and curious when the author approached me to read and share my thoughts on her debut book. It was an interesting idea to take a little known character, married to a well known Bible character and create a story from her point of view that the author pretty much created whole cloth while using bits and pieces of other Biblical characters lives to enrich and flesh out the story.
Asenath is a story that is a little over 200 pages, it flows well, is a treat for those who enjoy ancient Egypt and tales of Pharaoh and his family, a glimpse into what the lives of people who lived in the time frame of the story were like and shows the difference between those whose very existence depends on the whims of the politically powerful and those who hold the power.
This is a tale of the fisherman's daughter Kiya who was first ripped from all she has ever known, taken as a slave and then rescued to become the adopted daughter of a High Priest and his wife. On her adoption day she is given the name of "Asenath" and she is elevated to the status of upper class but at heart she remains the same young girl whose humble beginnings allow her to show others sympathy and empathy in a world that is at times cruel as well as elegantly beautiful.
The book details the life of Asenath and follows the romance between she and Joseph which soon turns into an all consuming love. Even though there are many obstacles to the two of them their love prevails in the end.
For those of us who enjoy watching people in the mall and other public places while making up stories about what they do, who they are, how they live and so forth this is a book that is very similar to that concept. It is a tale that is part fact and part imagination that showcases the fact that with hope, determination and love one can overcome odds that seem to be insurmountable!
[An e-copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.]
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Asenath by Anna Patricio
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2 comments:
Ooo I want this one! Been a while since I read someting truly historical. Thanks for the review and getting the book my attention.
You are welcome and hope you get to read the book soon!
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