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A review by tkat
Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge
5.0
I first read Pauline Gedge when I was in high school about ten years ago. I found this book (same cover ironically..) on the shelves and picked it up. I loved it from the first page, and devoured it within a few days.
I became a fan of her work with this book, and have read several other novels of hers since. I however have not picked up Child of the Morning until now, ten years later. This is only my second reading, ten years apart, but I remember this book like it was only last week I read it. I loved it then and I love it now.
Pauline Gedge has such a way with words. She's able to draw you in to the ancient, mystical, ageless power that is Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs, pyramids and gods. The main character often refers to the land of Egypt as a glittering green, blue and brown jewel. I have never seen Egypt with my own eyes before, but when seen through the eyes of the characters, I have to agree whole heartedly.
Child of the Morning is the story of the rise of one of the few female Pharaohs in Egypt's history, Hatshepsut, her rise and struggle to claim and keep her birthright, as well as the loss of her crown to her step son Thothmes the Third. There is everything that one could want in a great story. A strong, young woman quaffing at the cup of life, living full loud and proud as she ruthlessly and gaily fights for her birthright. She fights for her country, suffers the deaths of those she loves, builds an empire of peace and prosperity, before bowing to the sands of time when her step son takes her throne, and her crown and makes war.
A book that you can pick up years later and still love, anyone who picks up Child of the Morning will not be disappointed.
I became a fan of her work with this book, and have read several other novels of hers since. I however have not picked up Child of the Morning until now, ten years later. This is only my second reading, ten years apart, but I remember this book like it was only last week I read it. I loved it then and I love it now.
Pauline Gedge has such a way with words. She's able to draw you in to the ancient, mystical, ageless power that is Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs, pyramids and gods. The main character often refers to the land of Egypt as a glittering green, blue and brown jewel. I have never seen Egypt with my own eyes before, but when seen through the eyes of the characters, I have to agree whole heartedly.
Child of the Morning is the story of the rise of one of the few female Pharaohs in Egypt's history, Hatshepsut, her rise and struggle to claim and keep her birthright, as well as the loss of her crown to her step son Thothmes the Third. There is everything that one could want in a great story. A strong, young woman quaffing at the cup of life, living full loud and proud as she ruthlessly and gaily fights for her birthright. She fights for her country, suffers the deaths of those she loves, builds an empire of peace and prosperity, before bowing to the sands of time when her step son takes her throne, and her crown and makes war.
A book that you can pick up years later and still love, anyone who picks up Child of the Morning will not be disappointed.