great story with God woven in beautifully

I just finished it and can't wait to read the next book in this series. I found this author after unread all of Francine Rivers she is just as good.

10 people found this helpful

I really like this book

I really like this book anything that Angela Hunt does is a five-star and I will give it a five-star every time because this woman does not write a bad book or a mediocre book it all five-star books thank you Angela Hunt for another great

6 people found this helpful

Egypt’s Sister

Powerful. Extraordinary. Well written. Loved this book, especially HaShem’s promise that he so faithfully kept.

3 people found this helpful

Dull!

The overall story is so trite and boring!! That a slave, AND a woman!, at this time in history, would rise so high that she would “counsel” Agrippa and Octavian? Really?! And to survive slavery un-scathed, and with so much time on her hands that she would be able to purchase a book and study becoming a midwife? The narrator made the whole story difficult to listen to and the characters sound like air-headed dunces. I would not recommend this book.

2 people found this helpful

Good but disappointed

I was excited to read this book however the more I listen the more I had felt i was reading a biography rather than a story. The most disappointing aspect was you wait through the whole story to see her go back to be married and all it says is we escaped and went to meet them . The End. Really i did like the wrap around of Gods word coming to full circle and answering prayers Amen but the ending was bad its like staying awake for a good movie that strings you along and it ends suddenly and you are left disappointed..

2 people found this helpful

nice story, but must entirely suspend plausibility

it went along okay, until it was assumed someone would pay an outlandish price for a slave then have no specific plans for how to justify the price and throw her in with much less expensive slaves, so she is eventually sold with the "cheap lot" No one does this with any expensive merchandise, one claim has to preclude the others, it goes on from there with large leaps of logic, but I did manage to finish, though that entire "paying for a diamond and dropping it in with common rocks" to be lost, and not caring that your investment was never recouped shows no understanding of human nature or the evils of true slavery.

1 person found this helpful

Intriguing but slooooooow story line

This book is interesting for those who love to learn about history, specifically that of Alexandria in the years after Alexander The Great's death. However, it is a VERY slow-moving plot. Like to the point that I almost didn't finish it multiple times. And that is coming from someone who LOVES history. It was just okay, at best.

great!!

Captivating, well written and thought provoking. Although I loved the way the whole story unfolded, I couldn't help but think how God would have still accomplished what he wanted if she had listened to her father and married the butcher's son. She would not have had so much heartache, but would she have matured as much? The narrator was excellent.

Biblical novels a way to relate

A good way to learn about life during biblical times, Ms Hunt has a good grasp of historical references

A great story!

I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s obvious knowledge and research about the places and people the heroine knew! The narrator was great! A pleasant straight forward voice without annoying dramatics.