Two Destinies...One Journey of Love
In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has ever... read full description
In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has ever... read full description
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Jan 29, 2012
Jill
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3.5 stars
Debut
Pharaoh also gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah and wedded him to Asenath, daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On.
Genesis 41:45
In 1554BC Kiya, later to become Asenath, is the nine year-old daughter of an Egyptian fisherman and his wife, who earn their living fishing the waters of the Nile. When her parents are killed by enemies of the Pharaoh she and other orphans are taken to the Temple of Atum-Re in Heliopolis where they are educated. The More...
Feb 21, 2012
Theresa
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I usually avoid reading novels about Biblical figures because they never seem to match my idea of what those figures are like, but there was something about "Asenath" that made me really want to read this one.
Told through the eyes of Asenath, one quickly develops a connection with her. She's strong, captivating, innocent and curious, and most of all, she has a beautiful heart. At a young age, she was captured and enslaved, then was adopted by an Egyptian priest and priestess. More...
Told through the eyes of Asenath, one quickly develops a connection with her. She's strong, captivating, innocent and curious, and most of all, she has a beautiful heart. At a young age, she was captured and enslaved, then was adopted by an Egyptian priest and priestess. More...
Feb 03, 2012
Valentina
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A wonderful historical fiction, this book takes the reader on a trip through Ancient Egypt that will captivate all history lovers.
The heroine, Asenath, is the wife of Joseph, the one who with the coat of many colors, and a character in the Bible that is usually over-looked if not completely forgotten. The author does a great job of presenting her to us as a fully-realized person, with her flaws and strengths. It’s interesting to see her grow and become a more powerful woman. The romantic a More...
The heroine, Asenath, is the wife of Joseph, the one who with the coat of many colors, and a character in the Bible that is usually over-looked if not completely forgotten. The author does a great job of presenting her to us as a fully-realized person, with her flaws and strengths. It’s interesting to see her grow and become a more powerful woman. The romantic a More...
Jan 27, 2012
Louise
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Story Description
In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has everything she could want. Until her perfect world is shattered.
When a warring jungle tribe ransacks the village and kidnaps her, separating her from her parents, she is forced to live as a slave. And she begins a journey that will culminate in the meeting of a handsome and kind steward named Joseph.
Like her, Joseph was taken away from his home, and More...
In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has everything she could want. Until her perfect world is shattered.
When a warring jungle tribe ransacks the village and kidnaps her, separating her from her parents, she is forced to live as a slave. And she begins a journey that will culminate in the meeting of a handsome and kind steward named Joseph.
Like her, Joseph was taken away from his home, and More...
Dec 08, 2011
Book Him Danno
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What I enjoyed about this book was the fact Anna Patricio, the author, took a woman who was only mentioned maybe a few times in the bible and created a detailed story about her.
Something else I enjoyed was the way the author wrote how and why Asenath became the wife of Joseph, and the twist on the different biblical characters we have all read about as children. This book had great potential if the author would have taken the time and done the research that other great works of hist More...
Something else I enjoyed was the way the author wrote how and why Asenath became the wife of Joseph, and the twist on the different biblical characters we have all read about as children. This book had great potential if the author would have taken the time and done the research that other great works of hist More...
Dec 04, 2011
Heidi
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What I enjoyed about this book was the fact Anna Patricio the author took a woman who was only mentioned maybe a few times in the bible and created a detailed story about her.
Something I enjoyed was the way the author wrote how and why Asenath became the wife of Joseph, and the twist on the different biblical characters we have all read as children. This book has great potential if the author would take the time and research other great works of historical fiction writers like Herman Wok. More...
Something I enjoyed was the way the author wrote how and why Asenath became the wife of Joseph, and the twist on the different biblical characters we have all read as children. This book has great potential if the author would take the time and research other great works of historical fiction writers like Herman Wok. More...
Nov 28, 2011
Kat
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Filled with all the mysteries of Ancient Egypt, Anna Patricio, captures the very essence of the time period in the debut novel, Asenath. Pulled from the Bible we find an unknown character written about in Genesis 41, the wife of Joseph, the readers are in for a delightful journey into the lives of the people in Egypt during the year 1554 B.C. Where the worship of various Gods were still responsible for how the people responded to certain situations.
Here we find the story of a young gir More...
Here we find the story of a young gir More...
Nov 02, 2011
Lavender
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Asenath by Anna Patricio. 2011, 144 pages, Imajin Books
Anna Patricio’s debut novel follows the life of the title character, an Egyptian woman living around 1500 BCE. Part rags-to-riches tale, part Biblical fiction, the book charts Asenath’s transformation from an orphan of an impoverished fishing village to her adoption by aristocratic parents and her rise into the Egyptian upper class. Along the way, she meets the Hebrew man Joseph (the same Joseph from the Bible) and falls in love More...
Anna Patricio’s debut novel follows the life of the title character, an Egyptian woman living around 1500 BCE. Part rags-to-riches tale, part Biblical fiction, the book charts Asenath’s transformation from an orphan of an impoverished fishing village to her adoption by aristocratic parents and her rise into the Egyptian upper class. Along the way, she meets the Hebrew man Joseph (the same Joseph from the Bible) and falls in love More...
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Dec 09, 2011
Courtney
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I give it a 3.5 so that rounds it up to a 4.
This book was sent through to me to read as a review copy from the author herself and I really thought it was decent for a debut author who has talent. I took a while for the romance to kick in but all together it wasnt terrible but it wasn't one of the greatest,epic novels. It was just good.
So I have very few problems with the language. The B-word was not derived from the Isrelites, it was the French which came around in the A. More...
This book was sent through to me to read as a review copy from the author herself and I really thought it was decent for a debut author who has talent. I took a while for the romance to kick in but all together it wasnt terrible but it wasn't one of the greatest,epic novels. It was just good.
So I have very few problems with the language. The B-word was not derived from the Isrelites, it was the French which came around in the A. More...
Nov 11, 2011
Crystal
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When Anna sent me her request for me to review Asenath, I was intrigued by the story. I knew who Joseph was from Sunday School and Church but did not know of his wife. What I did not know at the time was I was about to begin a Bible Study of the Bad Girls of the Bible that would introduce me to a few other charcters from the story, Potiphar and Potiphar's wife (who does not have a name in the Bible, but obviously has a name in history). So I was even more fascinated when I began this book to
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Sep 07, 2011
Tiger Holland (All-Consuming Books)
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In the Biblical book of Genesis, Asenath is quickly mentioned as the wife of Joseph (yes, that Joseph, the one with the coat of many colors), but this book gives us a look at what it might actually have been like for Asenath to grow up in Egypt, work as a priestess, and then marry a high-ranking Hebrew man who was once a slave. I love to read fictionalizations of the lives of Biblical women, and I'm terribly interested in stories set in Egypt, so I was looking forward to Asenath from the first t
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Feb 22, 2012
Wyndy
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An excellent story. Most women of the Bible are mentioned in one or two sentences and this is the case with Asenath. "He(the pharaoh) gave him(Joseph) to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On." Who was this woman? How could a Hebrew marry a priestess? Where did she come from? None of these questions are answered in the Bible but Ms. Patricio has concocted an exciting history for Asenath full of trials, tribulations, heartache, love, and happiness. Her knowledge of
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Oct 25, 2011
Amber
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Patricio brings something unique to the current biblical fiction banquet - a focus on an often over-looked and very unfamiliar character. Asenath was the woman who became Joseph's wife, and little is said about her in the Bible. Patricio takes the limited references to Asenath and creates a detailed story that gives a new perspective on the account of a man sold into slavery by his own brothers and ultimately used by God in a powerful way to save many people.
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Feb 19, 2012
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Asenath by Anna Patricio
★★★★☆
Asenath was not always her name, and she was not always from a powerful and wealthy Egyptian family. When she was young, her life was changed forever when she was kidnapped and never saw her family again. After some time, she was saved from her horrible fate and given a new life as a servant. While she did her duties, a couple became taken with her and, having always wanted a child of their own, decided to adopt her. This started her life as Asenat More...
★★★★☆
Asenath was not always her name, and she was not always from a powerful and wealthy Egyptian family. When she was young, her life was changed forever when she was kidnapped and never saw her family again. After some time, she was saved from her horrible fate and given a new life as a servant. While she did her duties, a couple became taken with her and, having always wanted a child of their own, decided to adopt her. This started her life as Asenat More...
Jan 20, 2012
Jackie
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Book Synopsis
Two Destinies...One Journey of Love
In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman's daughter who has everything she could want. Until her perfect world is shattered.
When a warring jungle tribe ransacks the village and kidnaps her, separating her from her parents, she is forced to live as a slave. And she begins a journey that will culminate in the meeting of a handsome and kind steward named Joseph.
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Jan 13, 2012
Jayne
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This review was first posted @ The Australian Bookshelf
3.5 stars
Asenath is the debut novel by Australian author Anna Patricio. The story of Joseph from the bible was one of her favourites; however she was intrigued by his Eyptian wife, Asenath. Patricio’s novel is a fictional account of Asenath’s life and her marriage to Joseph.
We are introduced to Asenath as a young girl, living in a fishing village and enjoying the blissful carefree life of a child. Her sim More...
3.5 stars
Asenath is the debut novel by Australian author Anna Patricio. The story of Joseph from the bible was one of her favourites; however she was intrigued by his Eyptian wife, Asenath. Patricio’s novel is a fictional account of Asenath’s life and her marriage to Joseph.
We are introduced to Asenath as a young girl, living in a fishing village and enjoying the blissful carefree life of a child. Her sim More...
Feb 18, 2012
Laurielu
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3.5 stars This was a very interesting historical romance book. The bood centers around a very elusive character in the Old Testament: Joseph's wife. I like the story the author gave to Asenath. Very imaginative and yet realistic.
Complete review to come.
Complete review to come.
Feb 09, 2012
Velvet
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Lovely historical gentle romance. The story was of the biblical character Asenath, wife of Joseph. Yes, the Joseph of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
I liked the peek into Egyptian royalty culture and its drama.
I liked the peek into Egyptian royalty culture and its drama.
Nov 08, 2011
Tara
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This is a love story set in ancient Egypt. It’s about Joseph, a biblical character that I’m not too familiar with (not the one who married Mary), and Asenath and is told from Asenath’s point of view.
It begins with a very young Asenath who at the time was named Kiya. Her village is pillaged and she is enslaved and orphaned. She later goes to a temple of orphans where a very rich couple adopts her.
Asenath discovers that despite “having it all”, she is lonely and the society of nobilit More...
It begins with a very young Asenath who at the time was named Kiya. Her village is pillaged and she is enslaved and orphaned. She later goes to a temple of orphans where a very rich couple adopts her.
Asenath discovers that despite “having it all”, she is lonely and the society of nobilit More...
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