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Originally published in l977, this first novel by Pauline Gedge has become an international bestseller and has been translated into 5 foreign languages. A chronicle of passionate intrigue and sensuous exoticism, Child of the Morning resurrects the life of the awesome Hatshepsut, the only woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt, whose name was erased from history by her enemies, outraged at having to bow to a woman's command.
Authentic in all of its detail and rich in powerful imagery, Child of the Morning "combines ancient artifacts, timeless psychology, and sure pacing"(The Globe and Mail), to portray the majesty of its vanished world. Its artistry transcends the boundaries of historical fiction to create a novel of the first order.
- Sales Rank: #2534805 in Books
- Published on: 2005-12-06
- Released on: 2005-12-06
- Format: International Edition
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.00" h x 1.20" w x 4.30" l,
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 576 pages
From Publishers Weekly
While Hatshepsut, Egypt's only woman Pharoah, was considered a god, Gedge portrays her as very much a human being in this fine historical tale.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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 the Author
PAULINE GEDGE is the award-winning and bestselling author of thirteen previous novels, ten of which are inspired by Egyptian history. Her first, Child of the Morning, won the Alberta Search-for-a-New-Novelist Competition. In France, her second novel, The Eagle and the Raven, received the Jean Boujassy award from the Société des Gens des Lettres, and The Twelfth Transforming, the second of her Egyptian novels, won the Writers Guild of Alberta Best Novel of the Year Award. Her books have sold more than 250,000 copies in Canada alone; worldwide, they have sold more than six million copies and have been translated into eighteen languages. Pauline Gedge lives in Alberta.
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Great Story
By JLee
Pauline Gedge is such a talented writer. I've only read two of her books so far, this and The Scroll of Saqqara (a/k/a Mirage), and I'm so impressed with her ability to paint a scene.
This book is so nicely written, it is a joy to read. It was, for its time (it was originally published in 1977) considered historically accurate. It is the story of Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmose I, of the 18th Egyptian Dynasty, as it was known in the 1970’s. Hatshepsut must have been an extraordinary child; she certainly was an extraordinary adult. When she was a teen, her father proclaimed to the court that she was to be his successor, but instead, she wound up queen and wife to his son (by a concubine) the ineffectual Thutmose II. Thutmose II died young, leaving Hatshepsut with a daughter and Egypt with a son by a concubine, the child Thutmose III.
Hatshepsut, as was typical and acceptable in Egypt, remained in power as regent for the child king, but then later she declared herself king (there was no word in the ancient Egyptian language for “queen” either as the wife of a king or as a female ruler) with the young Thutmose III as her junior co-regent (there were numerous instances of co-regents in Egypt, but they were typically father and son). She is urged to have Thutmose III killed, but she refuses. He gains power; and she knows her time is limited.
However, over the years, we have not only learned a lot about ancient Egypt, but we have also learned how gender-biased earlier theories were. For instance, this book holds with the old belief that Thutmose III hated Hatshepsut and objected to a female overshadowing him, and he couldn't wait to kill her and take over Egypt and destroy her monuments. Hatshepsut actually lived to a ripe old age, by ancient standards, and there is no reason to suspect anything other than a natural death.
More about Hatshepsut for those interested: Her great successes are shown in the book. There are records of her leading a military campaign in Nubia, but most of her reign was peaceful and prosperous. She built or repaired temples across Egypt. She sent explorers to find the long-lost, fabled land of Punt; they returned with amazing riches and reestablished trade for luxury goods to be brought into Egypt. And, of course, she built the most amazing and beautiful sight in all of Egypt: her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari. She was, all in all, a great ruler and her reign was very successful.
Various Egyptologists, Peter Dorman to name one in particular, have proven that Hatshepsut and Thutmose III coexisted quite peacefully throughout her long reign. Immediately after her death, he completed several monuments she had started, leaving her name and image intact, and leaving images of the two of them together with him as the subordinate. He did usurp some (but not all) of her monuments, but not until about 20 years after her death and his full succession. He was hardly the first or the last pharaoh to do something like that (Ramesses II recut monuments and put his name on just about anything he could). Thutmose III may have simply desired, at the end of his life, to absorb her reign into his, or there may have been a dynastic dispute as to who would succeed him (I always thought his son, Amenhotep II, comes across as an arrogant, incompetent jerk), or there may be other reasons we don't know about.
But all the evidence is that Hatshepsut nurtured the young Thutmose III and supported him; she just remained the primary king while he was junior to her. Why that happened, we don’t know, but she certainly could not have claimed the kingship without support of the court. To later generations, she may simply have been remembered through Thutmose III’s and Amenhotep II’s propaganda as only a regent to the child king. The fact remains that she could have had Thutmose III done away with at any time, and she chose not to.
There were several other female kings before and after Hatshepsut, but she is simply the best known. There even exists a Second Dynasty inscription (reign of Nynetjer, if I remember correctly) that proclaims that it was decided that a woman could become king. Hatshepsut, in fact, was the last (for a while) in a long line of very prominent and powerful women. I’ll just mention one: her great-grandmother, Ahmose-Nefertari, the long-time regent for her son, was still depicted by his side until her death, many years after he reached adulthood. She was deified and worshipped as a goddess for several hundred years.
One thing that was quite unknown when the myth of his woman-hating vengeance was originally created was that Thutmose III built his mortuary temple subsidiary to Hatshepsut’s. It was so badly destroyed, it was until quite recently believed to be a ruined part of her temple. I don't see the logic in him building his temple in that location if he hated her.
Still, this book is beautifully written and a lovely story. It should just be kept in mind that it's fiction and not history. It tells much of the tale of a glorious ruler, although it gives her a sadder end than she deserves.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
African Epicness!!!
By O Vincent
If you love ancient history, especially the wonderful Egyptians, then this book is just what you need. What it lacks in characterization it makes up for in sheer fun. A fast read, and though it can hardly be faithful to history, Hatshepsut is just as one might imagine her to be: lovely as the dawn yet cold as the night, drawing you into herself yet keeping everyone at a distance. I feel so much more could have been done with her character, as her relationship with Senmut left much wanting, but the book was already long enough since it covered her entire lifetime. The story did get maddening at times and required more than normal suspension of disbelief, but it was absolutely fun, the detail was exquisite, the battle scenes well drawn, and the characters were full of life. Gedge is a wonderful writer. This is my first book of hers, but I will definitely be reading more of her.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Good story, but the digital transformation was a bit rough
By Michalea Moore
I read this book at least 15 years ago, and it still holds up on a second reading. Recent discoveries in Egypt undercut some of the premises, but the overall story is still compelling. Hatshepsut is one of the more interesting figures in Egyptian history, being both female and pharaoh, and Gedge is masterful in taking the bits that we actually do know about her (for example from what still exists on the walls of her temple) and weaving them into a cohesive fictional biography. She puts in a lot of details about ancient Egypt without making them sound like a lesson or a guidebook.
It does look like the the original was scanned and not copy edited. There are many errors, such as periods in the middle of a sentence, using one word when another was clearly intended (most hilariously, Gots for Gods a couple of times.) Still, worth the price.
Highly recommend for people interested in ancient Egypt.
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