From Publishers Weekly
In his enjoyable but uneven second installment in the Canaan trilogy (
Sarah), Halter takes his cue from the biblical story of Moses to imagine the life of Moses's little-known wife. In Midian, the pride of High Priest Jethro is his lovely and wise adopted daughter, Zipporah, a Cushite, yet he can't find a husband for her because she is black. Zipporah dreams about an Egyptian prince who waits for her at the bottom of the sea; Moses (literally the man of her dreams) arrives on the scene just as marauding shepherds attack. Zipporah's heart is stirred by the handsome vagabond, but so is the lust of her beautiful, cruel sister. When Moses chooses Zipporah, she realizes that before she can love him unreservedly, she must first make him face his destiny. Halter includes many rich cultural details and plenty of steamy sex, and he strikes a balance on miraculous occurrences, offering plausible ideas for some (the burning bush may have resulted from volcanic activity) while leaving others open to divine activity. Though it opens well, the book loses energy and culminates in a disappointing conclusion. Although this is not as engaging as
The Red Tent, it should appeal to the same readership.
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Jethro, high priest of the Midianite tribe, adopts a Cushite infant abandoned on the shores of the Red Sea. She's an outcast among the tribes because of her black skin, even when she develops into a beautiful young woman. One day, while drawing water, she meets a handsome stranger by the name of Moses, a Hebrew raised in the house of Pharaoh. The story then imaginatively follows the biblical account of the Egyptian exodus. Ellen Reilly's versatile range portrays a variety of ages and genders with skill. Her delivery lends personality and sexual tension to often explicit scenes. Reilly vividly captures the spirit of biblical times in this well-crafted story. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine--
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by Marek Halter
by Marek Halter
by Orson Scott Card
by Marek Halter
by Orson Scott Card
