When the Hawk, his father, died, Rahotep left his border patrol to attend the funeral. But these were troubled times in ancient Egypt, and he could not quite trust his older brother. With nowhere else to go, Rahotep and some of his Nubian archers sailed north along the Nile to enter the service of Pharaoh. This was a […]
Reviews: Fiction
Review: Taming the Wind by Tracie Peterson
Young widow Carissa Lowe does not miss her abusive husband at all and is determined never to trust a man again. Rather, she plans to focus on raising her tiny daughter Gloria and helping her sister Laura and her family out on a ranch in Texas. Times are turbulent. Although the Civil War is over, […]
Review: The Empty House by Rosamunde Pilcher
When I was ill a few weeks ago, I reread a book that had been dancing at the edge of my mind, The Empty House by Rosamunde Pilcher. It’s about fields and combines, silk dresses and nannies, kittens and hidden beaches, betrayal and loyalty, motherhood and friendship, overcoming oneself and trusting in others. Many […]
Review: Favorite Poems Old and New
I cannot remember where I first heard about Favorite Poems Old and New, but I do recall the excitement when I finally found it somewhere, second-hand and affordable. This sturdy volume of almost 600 pages is a treasure. Last night Miss 12 was wandering around aimlessly, so we grabbed the book and settled down on […]