13-year-old orphan, Meryt-Re, lives with her uncle's family in the ancient Egyptian village of Set Maat, the home of the pharaohs' tomb builders. Under pressure to marry Ramose, a dull, plodding stonecutter, she resists, and begs for guidance from the gods, but she's unable to decipher the messag...
CHAPTER FIVE ‘Hurry up, Hopi. You can walk faster than that.’ Nefert’s voice was sharp, and Hopi bristled. It wasn’t his fault that he had a limp. Isis shot him a nervous, sympathetic smile. ‘We’re almost there,’ she whispered, and pointed out the large, imposing gateway t...
CHAPTER TWO With the wind in its sails, the boat sailed south, against the flow of the Nile. Isis settled into the central cabin, where there were lots of comfortable cushions to sit on. It was cool, too, the wooden sides providing constant shade from the sun. While Sheri and Kia tuned their inst...
CHAPTER NINE Seti began to run around the courtyard, calling out the names of everything he saw. ‘It’s a water flagon! A bread oven! A string of onions! Look, look – it’s a beautiful statue!’ he cried, and reached out to touch the scorpion on top of the statue of Serqet. Rahotep smiled, but then ...
CHAPTER TEN Hopi gathered what was left of the herbs and placed them back in his bag. As he did so, he brushed his hand over his papyrus basket, and felt himself flush. What if these soldiers knew what he had inside? Hurriedly, he slung the bag over his shoulder. ‘Thank yo...