Comments on: REVIEW: Egyptian Nights and Egyptian Days by Jennifer Mueller

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:12:58 +0000

Exactly! That’s the way I viewed it after DS provided the source for us. He saw it and since he can’t stop off at the local Hallmark store, this is the next best source.

By: Jennifer mueller

Jennifer mueller — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:50:37 +0000

I know that the passage might be something that was meant in another context, but I saw it as fitting in what Kheamhat would have access to as far as inspiration.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:41:22 +0000

LOL, DS. I didn’t know the origin of the passage but now that you’ve explained it, it does look more like something religious rather than romantic love.

By: CathieCaffey

CathieCaffey — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:55:42 +0000

I have read a number of Jennifer’s books, and too with her historicals, they are always unique in the setting and the story. So when I’m looking for something different to read, I do read hers. I never heard of the passage but it was nice to read it. I’m not familiar with this time period at all so it would be more for me to enjoy the story rather than determining any accuracy since I’m reading a romance anyways!

By: DS

DS — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:49:12 +0000

The passage you quoted is sort of well known– at least I recognized it. It is a hymn to the Aten that at one time was thought to have been written by Akhanaten/Akhanaton (heretic pharaoh who introduced a sort of monotheism and ended up having much of his work, name, and pictures erased from the record) and was discovered on a royal coffin associated with that pharaoh in 1905. The translation is Sir Alan Gardiner’s from early in the 20th century. Alan Gardiner was deliberately trying to make the passage sound archaic.

Although it sounds like it could be about romantic love, it seems a little weird to see it in a romance.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:34:11 +0000

Sorry about that Fae. I’ve edited the review to include 2 sources for buying both books.

By: Fae

Fae — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:23:37 +0000

Which publisher are these available through? Usually there’s some kind of buy link in the reviews but I can’t find one…

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:22:32 +0000

I’ve reviewed a lot of her other short stories and novellas but for some reason, maybe too many books are being pulled up from the tags I added, only one is showing up in the list of similarly tagged books. If you type her name in our search box (top right of screen), you should be able to pull up the rest. I adore her use of different times and settings for her books.

By: vanessa jaye

vanessa jaye — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:45:27 +0000

I’ve never heard of this author before, but this reveiw makes me want to hunt down this book (and the prequel).