BOOK BY: Mesu Andrews
Have you ever wondered who Potiphar’s wife was and why she lied about Joseph?
Mesu Andrews attempts to answer these questions and does a spectacular job addressing them. Little is known about this woman who briefly appears in the account of Joseph’s life, but the author has done extensive research to create a profile of a woman she calls Zuleika.
I don’t usually pick up biblical fiction stories about people we know much about from biblical accounts, preferring people who have been briefly mentioned, or a total creation from the author. However, I quite enjoyed this fictional imagination of what happened during Joseph’s time in Potiphar’s house.
Potiphar is such a great character! He’s tough and in control, but yet there’s a soft side to him that is shown in his care for Zuleika. Zuleika, though, is spoiled. I really wanted to like her, since I felt bad for her in the beginning of the story, but as the story progressed I found myself wanting to reprimand her and parent her. And because of that, when the story proceeds to the account we have recorded in the Bible, the fictional story totally works.
This story has everything that makes an intriguing read – political alliances, dark secrets, whispers of conspiracy, evil characters, and compelling heroes.
I received an ecopy of the book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.