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Hand Of Isis (2009)

by Jo Graham(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0316068020 (ISBN13: 9780316068024)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Orbit

series

Numinous World

review 1: Interesting re-telling of the Cleopatra story, binding history and myth together with a touch of metaphysics for fun. Her handmaiden and sister narrates a lusty and curiously enlightened society as Pharoah meets Ceasar.A hopeful interpretation of history as the struggle between light and dark, a Neverending Story mythos of light vs. the Nothing. The audio book read by Gigi Shane is engaging, the texture of her speaking rich and ageless. Her voices and dialects are fun to listen to. And yet Ms.Shane needs to be taken to the woodshed for her failure to research pronunciations of words she doesn't know. Of these there were surprisingly many! For the worst, for my having to cringe at least 50 times for "Calvary" when she meant cavalry, Ms Shane and the audio book publisher get... more one star only. Anyone who cannot tell light horse from Golgotha needs to be supervised. How did this ever get public release?
review 2: What a remarkable book that had the perfect mix of actual history and a bit of flair from one of my favorite movies, "Cleopatra" with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The story was told from the point of view of Cleopatra's handmaiden, Charmain, of the childhood and reign of Queen Cleopatra.Constantly, Charmain is challenged in deciding between the fate she promised for herself as a young girl, pledging herself to be a hand of goddess Isis and Cleopatra's protector, and being a lover to a man. Her sacrifices are touching and moving throughout the story peppered with detail about an Egypt we all still crave to know more about. Cleopatra is a vision of beauty and her love affairs are as scandalous as the real life love affair of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Charmain also has some interesting romantic affairs until she finds the most beautiful love triangle ever invented in literature. The detail of Egypt is rich and unforgettable. I am now a huge fan of Jo Graham and must read more. If you want an unofficial sequel to this book, pick up "Cleopatra's Daughter" by Michelle Moran.Pick up this book! You'll love it. less

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