Child of the Morning

by Pauline Gedge

Book Overview

Thirty-five centuries ago the sun had a daughter: Hatshepsut. Youngest daughter of the Pharaoh, she was a lithe and magical child. But when her older sister died, it became her duty to purify the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0445042273
• ISBN13: 9780445042278
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Popular Library
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pauline Gedge is the best author of things Egyptian - EVER!

This was the first book that introduced me to the works of Pauline Gedge back when I was a freshman in college in 1980. I have read absolutely everything that Pauline Gedge has written since, and it is all nothing less than incredible. I have also read anything and everything that I could get my hands on that was fiction set in ancient Egypt. Everything else pales by comparison. Gedge, far and away has done impeccable research and has painted the most realistic picture of Ancient Egypt in print. No one writing fiction set in this period before or since can match the lush, gilded with gold and intense colour that one finds in her books. "Child of the Morning", which is about Hatshepsut, is a great read, and a wonderful first novel that established her as a writer. I highly recommend!!

This is one of my favorite books ever written...

Child of the Morning is Pauline Gedge's historical fiction account of the life of Pharoah (or Queen depending on your source) Hatshepsut. In this work, Pauline Gedge recreates the world of Pharoah Thothmoses I, specifically the court where his two children a son, Thothmoses II, and a daughter, Hatshepsut, grow up. As we watch these children grow, it becomes clear that Hatshepsut is suited to rule while her brother is not. There is however a problem. Egypt has never had a female Pharoah. Can she be accepted by the military? The People? The Priesthood? and the Nobility? Or would Egypt prefer a male Pharoah who is not fit to be called a god? How will Thothmoses I deal with the issue of succession and how can he assure that his wishes are carried out?Child of the Morning is a wonderful book of politics, social commentary and wisdom. It is truly an incredible piece of literature as well as an outstanding character study of the main female character, Hatshepsut. I cannot give this book a higher recommendation and I thank Ms. Gedge each day for writing such an amazing work.

One of the most illusive and illustrious women in history...

I first read this book almost twenty years ago and have re-read it more times than I count. It is by far my favorite Gedge book. Ms. Gedge brings to stunning life the multi-faceted persona of Hatshepsut, a female monarch who ruled in a man's world with all of the passion and convictions of womankind. The sacrifices this woman endured to bring safety and prosperity to her land are both believable and heartwrenching. If you enjoy reading about ancient Egypt, this book is an absolute must. Ms.Gedge, I have enjoyed all of your writings but this is beyond superb. My interest in this period of history, and subsequentially writing about it, has only intensified over the years because of your own novels...thank you!

Absolutely fantastic!

As a lover of ancient Egypt, I wanted to read a book that really brought me into the story of the heroic egyptian queen who became the first and only female pharoh. Pauline Gedge is a wonderful historian who paints the most vivid picture of what life, love, power and ambition really is and means. I have read all of her books and this is by far my favorite!!