![]() ![]() Telling the story from the perspective of a Gentile who traveled alongside the escaping Hebrews, Cossette flips the script on the usual telling of the biblical tale in this promising debut work. Despite her growing love for Eben, Shira's charismatic older brother, Kiya must decide whether she can trust this powerful Yahweh, submit her life to his ways, and become one of those promised to the patriarch Abraham. When the plagues strike, Kiya and her family take refuge with Shira's family, then flee with the Hebrew people into the desert. While serving a vengeful, wealthy woman, Kiya meets and befriends Shira, a Hebrew slave. ![]() What might the people following Moses out of Egypt have thought and felt during those epochal events? In this novel from Cossette, the young Egyptian slave woman Kiya finds herself unexpectedly caught up in the terrifying plagues and awe-inspiring miracles. ![]()
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