- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (6 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854798006
- ISBN-13: 978-1854798008
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,007,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set in Thebes - the religious heart of Egypt - during the reign of Ramesses II, the story follows the life of Nebetiunet (known as Nebet), her sons and daughters and her friends and neighbours. When Nebet was orphaned at the age of ten, she was taken into the household of her Uncle Nebneteru in Thebes and was established as an apprentice seamstress in the linen workshop of the great Temple of Amen-Ra. She later married a young scribe, Amenmose, and had six children in the first nine years of her marriage. When her children were old enough to be left in the care of the household servants Nebet returned to her career in the temple, where she was promoted to the post of Mistress of the Divine Wardrobe, in charge of making and maintaining the sacred vestment and temple linens. Nebet is also a Chantress, a singer in the choir at the Temple of Asheru. The family are involved in numerous festivals, marriages, a harvest, and a funeral before their world is disturbed by preparation for war with the Hittites. This delightful and authentic tale is not to be missed by any reader with an interest in history or ancient Egypt.
About the Author
Hilary Wilson has taught Egyptology since 1979 and is an Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Her other works for Michael O'Mara Books are Understanding Hieroglyphs and People of the Pharaohs.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this book. An involving novel with real character depth, but written from a woman's perspective about issues perhaps of more interest to women. The context is unusual, interesting and beautifully described without overshadowing the storyline. The author has a real vision of the places she is writing about. My main frustration with this novel is that it is quite short, I could definitley have read more about these characters. I would describe Mrs Wilson as writing similarly to Elizabeth Gaskell, an interesting story with an historical setting you'll know more about by the end of the book - and it won't have been a chore!
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Egyptian Woman
14 Mar 2011
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This book is on of very few books written about ancient Egypt in the fiction format that is not about Kings or Queens, just a straight forward book about Egyptian life.
I loved it! Everything this woman says and does seems so natural and so real. This author will be a topic of interest for me
I loved it! Everything this woman says and does seems so natural and so real. This author will be a topic of interest for me
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