The Cobra and the Lily

by Sheri Cobb South

Book Overview

Ra-Met, a wealthy and powerful Egyptian nobleman, is troubled by severe headaches which not even Pharaoh's physician's can cure. Then he hears Lila, a Hebrew slave girl, singing as she tends her sheep with a voice so beautiful that Ra-Met forgets his pain. He arranges to purchase her and takes her to his house. When he discovers that Lila is as beautiful as she is talented, he wants more than just her voice. But Lila is determined to remain faithful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966800559
• ISBN13: 9780966800555
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Prinnyworld Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Age Range: 12 years and up

Customer Reviews

An Egyptian nobleman sets his heart upon a slave girl

The Cobra and the Lily by Sheri Cobb South is a sweeping, emotional romance set in Biblical times. Ra-Met, an Egyptian nobleman sets his heart upon a slave girl with a beautiful voice, yet she is committed to her faith in God. Yet when word that God will send the Angel of Death to take the firstborn children of all who do not have the blood of a lamb over their door, Ra-Met himself is in danger as an only child. The Cobra And The Lily is a compelling and recommended tale of love, spiritual devotion, sacrifice and redemption.

Biblical fiction at its best

What a lovely story! Passionately romantic without gratuitous sex, inspiring but never preachy, THE COBRA AND THE LILY is just the ticket for Christian women, Jewish women, or anyone who enjoys an engaging love story set against a richly detailed historical background.