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Although she is a Cushite by birth—one of the people of the lands to the south—Zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of Jethro, high priest and sage of the Midianites. But the color of Zipporah’s skin sets her apart, making her an outsider to the men of her adopted tribe, who do not want her as a wife. Then one day while drawing water from a well, she meets a handsome young stranger. Like her, he is an outsider. A Hebrew raised in the house of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Moses is a fugitive, forced to flee his homeland. Zipporah realizes that this man will be the husband and partner she never thought she would have.
Moses wants nothing more than a peaceful life with the Midianites, but Zipporah won’t let Moses forget his past—or turn away from his true destiny.
She refuses to marry him until he returns to Egypt to free his people. When God reveals himself to Moses in a burning bush, his words echo Zipporah’s, and Moses returns to Egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side.
A woman ahead of her time, Zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel. Bold, independent, and a true survivor, she is a captivating heroine, and her world of deserts, temples, and ancient wonders is a fitting backdrop to an epic tale.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781415950609
- File size: 252057 KB
- Duration: 08:45:07
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- English
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Reviews
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This is Halter's second go at fiction involving biblical figures. This time he tackles Zipporah, the wife of Moses, from the time she lives amongst Jethro's peoples to the giving of the Ten Commandments. Bernadette Dunne's strong voice creates a portrait of Zipporah as a proud woman comfortable with herself and her status as Jethro's daughter and then Moses's wife. Dunne shows Moses as a less self-assured man who must struggle with his place, mission, and future among the Jewish people. Halter seamlessly blends the biblical stories and weaves them from the female perspective. Dunne's even pacing and quiet dramatizations will hold the listener until the end. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine -
June 6, 2005
In his enjoyable but uneven second installment in the Canaan trilogy (Sarah
), Halter takes his cue from the biblical story of Moses to imagine the life of Moses's little-known wife. In Midian, the pride of High Priest Jethro is his lovely and wise adopted daughter, Zipporah, a Cushite, yet he can't find a husband for her because she is black. Zipporah dreams about an Egyptian prince who waits for her at the bottom of the sea; Moses (literally the man of her dreams) arrives on the scene just as marauding shepherds attack. Zipporah's heart is stirred by the handsome vagabond, but so is the lust of her beautiful, cruel sister. When Moses chooses Zipporah, she realizes that before she can love him unreservedly, she must first make him face his destiny. Halter includes many rich cultural details and plenty of steamy sex, and he strikes a balance on miraculous occurrences, offering plausible ideas for some (the burning bush may have resulted from volcanic activity) while leaving others open to divine activity. Though it opens well, the book loses energy and culminates in a disappointing conclusion. Although this is not as engaging as The Red Tent
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Jethro, high priest of the Midianite tribe, adopts a Cushite infant abandoned on the shores of the Red Sea. She's an outcast among the tribes because of her black skin, even when she develops into a beautiful young woman. One day, while drawing water, she meets a handsome stranger by the name of Moses, a Hebrew raised in the house of Pharaoh. The story then imaginatively follows the biblical account of the Egyptian exodus. Ellen Reilly's versatile range portrays a variety of ages and genders with skill. Her delivery lends personality and sexual tension to often explicit scenes. Reilly vividly captures the spirit of biblical times in this well-crafted story. G.D.W. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
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