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The three main women in Moses's life narrate his dramatic story from their perspectives. Miryam, his seven-year-old sister, and Merytamon, his 14-year-old adoptive mother, cover his early years as an Egyptian prince. Nine-year-old Zipporah, his future wife, tells of Moses' time with her father, a priest, and their family. After God reveals himself to Moses, Miryam recounts the liberation of the Jewish people and their escape from Egypt, and Zipporah and Miryam recall the years in the wilderness. The animosity and jealousy Miryam feels for both Merytomon and Zipporah flood the narrative, poisoning their happiness, but Moses takes scant notice, focused as he is on his task of serving God. Hunt's (The Immortal; The Note) sure writing and attention to fascinating details, such as Egyptian make-up customs and the cooking techniques of nomadic desert dwellers, add new dimensions to an overly familiar tale. Give this deftly handled treatment of shadow women from the Bible to fans of Anita Diamant's The Red Tent and book discussion groups.
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Touted as rivaling Anita Diamant's The Red Tent, this novel by the prolific evangelical Christian author Hunt starts well, but falters toward the end. In a series of first-person narratives, the life of Moses unfolds through the eyes of three women: his sister Miryam, Egyptian foster mother Merytamon and young Midianite wife, Zipporah. Hunt's writing is at its most compelling as she recounts life in the Egyptian palace through Merytamon, capturing her fears of losing Moses if his Hebrew heritage is made known. Unfortunately, the novel suffers from glitches just as events are coming to a climax. When Moses kills an Egyptian overseer, the event seems contrived, and Hunt's recountings of the plagues God visits on the Egyptians range from spine-tingling to yawn-inducing. Chapters tend to be either too short (half a page) or too long (74 pages), and Hunt habitually tells rather than shows. Although there are brief revivals in the storytelling (as when Miryam sojourns in the wilderness while suffering from leprosy), the novel never quite regains its early momentum. Still, it's a much more CBA-friendly tale than Diamant's (a circumcision is described without the word "penis" being mentioned, for example), and Hunt's portrayal of Moses is more accessible and upbeat than Simone Zelitch's in Moses in Sinai. Hunt is one of the CBA's more polished novelists, and conservative Christian readers who dismissed The Red Tent for its edgy spirituality and frank sexuality will find little to quibble with here and much to enjoy.
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The three main women in Moses's life narrate his dramatic story from their perspectives. Miryam, his seven-year-old sister, and Merytamon, his 14-year-old adoptive mother, cover his early years as an Egyptian prince. Nine-year-old Zipporah, his future wife, tells of Moses' time with her father, a priest, and their family. After God reveals himself to Moses, Miryam recounts the liberation of the Jewish people and their escape from Egypt, and Zipporah and Miryam recall the years in the wilderness. The animosity and jealousy Miryam feels for both Merytomon and Zipporah flood the narrative, poisoning their happiness, but Moses takes scant notice, focused as he is on his task of serving God. Hunt's (The Immortal; The Note) sure writing and attention to fascinating details, such as Egyptian make-up customs and the cooking techniques of nomadic desert dwellers, add new dimensions to an overly familiar tale. Give this deftly handled treatment of shadow women from the Bible to fans of Anita Diamant's The Red Tent and book discussion groups.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001Q3KN4S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hunt Haven Press; Third edition (January 19, 2009)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1644 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 397 pages

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Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With nearly six million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the best-selling author of more than 160 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees) to novels and nonfiction.

Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards--one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City. Afterward, the dog gave out paw-tographs at the airport.

When she's not home writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers' conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.

Readers may visit her web site at www.angelahuntbooks.com.

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DottieLMT

Highly recommend.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2023

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Somehow the author always manages to bring the characters and the story to life in ways I never expected or imagined …so the account is is vital and the lessons imparted come to a personal level, increasing my own faith or giving bits and pieces to pass on to others. This book might be my favorite of hers and it’s one I’ll enjoy reading again and again.

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Probably one of the best written novels I have ever read!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022

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Probably one of the best written novels I have ever read! Shadow Women paints word-portraits of three women who impacted, influenced and sometimes hindered Moses: his sister Miriam, his Egyptian mother and daughter of Pharaoh- here named Merytamon - and his wife Zipporah.
Incredibly well researched; the small details of everyday life in the late bronze-age are captivating, painting richly detailed props and stages that expand and define each character.
While fleshed out with dramatic fiction, these character portraits stay true to what is written in the Bible about Moses's Egyptian mother, Zipporah and Miriam.
And the character studies are exquisite! The intertwined stories of the three women closest to Moses are each written in the first-person, giving each character her own uniquely distinctive voice:
Merytamon - naive, blithely arrogant in her royalty, precocious, charming and oh so very young in every way.
Zipporah- pragmatic, dryly humorous, self-deprecating, curious and intelligent- an "old soul" wrapped in a distinctively middle-eastern woman. Truly likeable.
And finally Miriam - thoroughly unlikeable comparatively but so well-written that, personal tastes aside, her character's story and perspective is just as engrossing as the other two women. Proud, jealous, self-righteous, bigoted and controlling; her "older sister" persona is believable and, for many, familiar.
While I loved the drama and three-dimensional personalities, the stories led me back to the Bible, looking for what is actually written about these extraordinary women. And isn't that exactly what Biblical fiction should do?
Shadow Women is about, well... women. Wounded, imperfect, doubting women with all their influence, drama and perspective. Shadow Women is also about grace: the grace of God discovered and lived out in a time that treated women disgracefully.
Perhaps the best summary of this book is a quote directly from it:
"In solitude and suffering I learned that Yhwh is merciful, but sometimes he must wound us in order to heal us. I also learned that solitude—even exile in the wilderness—is not abandonment. It is an intimate invitation from the One who knows us best and loves us most."

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016

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This book goes into the life and times of Moses from the three perspectives of the women in his life: his Egyptian mother, his Hebrew sister, Miriam, and his Medianite wife, Zipporah. It brought to life the conflicting cultures Moses lived in and his personal conflicts in the various stages of his life. I became aware of Moses' humanity and his very real internal struggles as well as his one-of-a-kind relationship with God and his role as intercessory between God and the Israelites. As I read I had to remind myself on more than one occasion that although the book is based on historical fact, much of it is fiction such as the interaction of the three women with Moses and between themselves. The book was easy and interesting to read. I'm glad a friend recommended it to me.

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Joyce knight

The heart of God’s hidden women

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023

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This historical fiction reached to the heart of God’s women who seem to be in the shadows but God sees.

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023

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Angela Hunt is just a great writer. You can tell she really studies Biblical history. This was a very interesting book about three of the most important women in the life of Moses.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020

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This book is excellent! I love how we see the view from 3 totally different women in Moses' life. Each love him and view him in different ways so we get a really big picture of Moses. I also, as always love how much historical detail went into this book. I had started reading a review and they mentioned the detail, but it wasn't until I got into the book that I really noticed it. Knowing things about the Egyptian gods, the names the boys took (using a name of the god in their names), the make-up they used, the ceremonies, I could go on and on. The Midianite traditions, and Hebrew traditions as well! There was so much to research and Angela Hunt did and did an amazing job.
The book is extremely well written and I enjoyed reading the story or Moses through different lenses. Shadow Women is an excellent book and you won't be sorry you read it!

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Ann H. Sanger

Interesting take on the life of Moses

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021

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This author does her homework. It was interesting to focus on the women In Moses life. I like the fact that at the end of the book the author does a Q andA to clear up some passages and the story. Hunt portrayed Miriam as almost spiteful. I liked Zipporah the best of all the Shadow Women.

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Senam Aseye

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Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021

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I find Angela Hunt’s biblical/historical fictions very educational and revealing. And I love the fact that I keep running to my Bible to make notes as I read these novels.

I highly recommend her books to all Christians- ladies especially.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2020

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I have just finished The Shadow Women, another brilliant book by
Angela Hunt. What an amazing author she is leading us on into her stories, stories which I cannot read quickly enough.

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Moses was strongly influenced by women who loved him, but God's love was stronger .

Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2018

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Moses became more real in fact each character showed their significance and made the bible more real. Moses is revealed in Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy but Shadow Women was able to. reveal in a shorter version , of a human God loving and fearing man.

Rosalie Goodwin

The Shadow woman

Reviewed in Australia on August 3, 2016

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Loved the book especially seen by the woman who were closest to Moses. Would recommend anytime, couldn't put the book down.

john. Callaghan

Another masterpiece

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2019

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Although I have read a number of novels based on Moses’ life I felt this one gave a real depth of understanding of his character and a great insight into his sister Miriam’s struggle ( which I found very helpful)
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Educational as well as. Inspirational a great read

Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2016

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Was especially intriguing as it blends so well with the original texts obviously well researched. It was very believable.Thank you.

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