The Ambassador Daughter edition by Elisabeth Roberts Craft Literature Fiction eBooks
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1380 B.C. In the streets of Wassukkanni, the capital of Mitanni, a beautiful slave lies dead. She belonged to Arttarna, Mitanni's roving ambassador, and this slave and her master shared a secret a five-year-old daughter. Little Kelu is brought to Arttarna, who soon becomes deeply attached to her. To hide Kelu from his jealous wife, he asks the king to let the girl become an attendant to Princess Tadukhepa.
Living in the palace, Kelu spends every day playing with the princess and the two princes, Mattiwaza and Shaushtater. The children become fast friends as Kelu adapts to her new life of luxury. But her secret lineage keeps her in constant peril.
When twelve-year-old Princess Tadukhepa is sent to Egypt to become one of the pharaoh's wives, Kelu moves to her Uncle Arttarna's home. Then one day the king discovers that Prince Mattiwaza has become infatuated with Kelu, who is fast blossoming into a lovely teenager. The king orders Arttarna to take up ambassadorial duties in Hattusas, the Hittite capital, and to take his daughter with him.
Rumors of an Assyrian invasion of Mitanni have already begun to alarm Ambassador Arttarna, and he takes the opportunity to investigate first-hand. From Hattusas he goes first to the capital of Minoa, Knessus, and then to the capital of Egypt, Memphis, where political rumblings and gathering armies foretell trouble. The danger is great, but the king will not heed Arttarna's warnings of the threat to their homeland.
In each new city Arttarna further worries about the stampede of ardent suitors determined to have Kelu as a wife. Secluded in a foreign palace, she would be lost to him forever. But how can Arttarna, living away from Wassukkanni, find an appropriate young Mitannian aristocrat to marry her? In any case, Mitanni's precarious position could force Kelu to sacrifice her happiness for the sake of her country.
The Ambassador Daughter edition by Elisabeth Roberts Craft Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Ambassador Daughter edition by Elisabeth Roberts Craft Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Those who have read Elizabeth Roberts Craft's earlier novels--A Spy for Hannibal and In the Court of the Queen--will know that much of the fascination of her books is her expert knowledge of day-to-day life in the ancient world. The Ambassador's Daughter is set in the Mattanian Empire (located roughly in present-day Syria),in the Hittite Empire, in Minoan Crete, and in Egypt. The date is the 14th Century BC. Like Craft's earlier novels, it provides a wealth of detail (clearly well-based historically)about how life was lived in the various societies and cultures that are the settings for the story she so expertly tells.
Whether we are in the Empire of Mittani at the court of King Tushratta, or watching young men and girls leap bulls in Minoan Knossos, or sitting at the feet of Queen Nefertiti in the harem of King Akhenaten in Egypt--there is always an abundance of intriguing information about the people, the culture,the clothing,the food, and much,much more--from the human sacrifices of the Minoans to the personal grooming habits of the women of the Egyptian King's harem.
The two central characters are Arttarna--the roving ambassador of King Tushratta--and Kelu, his daughter, whom we meet in a vivid first chapter as a five year old who sees her mother trampled to death in the crowded streets of Mittani. Kelu's mother, Khelpa, had been the love of Arttarna's life. He decides to bring up the beautiful little girl as his ward and introduces her into the court of King Tushratta, where she becomes the companion to one of the princesses and later an object of desire by two of Tushratta's sons. The story follows Arttarna and Kelu, as the little girl grows from childhood to womanhood,overcoming many dangers and difficulties as Arttarna pursues his ambassadorial career in the Hittite Empire,Crete,and Egypt and eventually returns to Mittani as the rule of King Tushratta is coming to an end. These exciting events are graphically described, and the story moves along at a good page-turning clip while providing the reader with considerable insight into these ancient societies.
Just two complaints--both of which are aimed at the publisher. First,there are a number of mis-spellings Knessus for Knossos, waive for wave, and my favorite "wry bread." (Are there no proof readers any more?) Second, I would have liked to have seen more biographical detail about the author. The book jacket has a photo of her at what seems like an archaeological site, but I would have welcomed some more information about her background and how she acquired her expert knowledge of the world she writes about.
Reading this book is a waste of time. Badly written, a plot that really goes nowhere and any potentially interesting plot twists are glossed over by the author. Totally frustrating. Meh. Save your money.
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