Dreamers
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DREAMERS

By Angela Elwell Hunt
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Year of Publication:1996
This is the first book in the Legacies of the Ancient River Series.

REVIEW
by Miriam Bartlett


This excellent book is based on the story of Joseph, following him when he is thrown down the well until the start of the famine in Egypt many years later. Joseph’s story in the Bible during this time is found in Genesis 37, 39 - 41. Angela Elwell Hunt has expanded the biblical story to make ‘Dreamers’.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book mainly due to the insight it helped me gain into Egyptian life, including worship of idols. Idol worship was a huge problem in most communities that are discussed in the Bible and since reading Dreamers I have been able to more fully understand how this idol worship permeates communities and why the prophets preached against it.

Although Joseph is the main character in Dreamers there is also a major female character called Tuya. Tuya is a companion to Pharoah’s niece at the start of Dreamers and yet she dreams of being much more than a servant. Within a short time her dreams are shattered when she is sold to Potiphar as a common slave. It is in Potiphar’s house that Tuya and Joseph meet and they dream together of one day being free and not serving others. It is through their friendship that Tuya comes to realise that there is something different about Joseph and she begins questioning his beliefs in God and then comes to realise that God is supreme and that idol worship is evil.

This book is amazingly unpredictable, which is incredible when it is based on a Bible story. It was this unpredictable story line that caused me to love this book. It is filled with suspense at nearly every turn and it lead me to turn to my Bible every time I put Dreamers down to try and work out what would happen at the next turn. Few Christian novels have really made me put them down to go and read the Bible.

Please take the time to read this novel and immerse yourself in the life of the dreamer, Joseph.

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