Before Egypt

Into Egypt #0.5

by Angelique Conger

Friends since birth…
Their families expected they marry.
Egyptus loves being with Afra, but they never think about marriage, until her parents refuses to allow her to be alone with him anymore.
Afra realizes he wants her to share the house he is building.
But, Egyptus’s papa, Ham, refuses to allow her to marry Afra. He is the son of Canaan and has lost blessings he wants for his daughter.
How will Afra overcome Ham’s refusal?
Before Egypt begins the story that takes them Into Egypt. If you like historical romance, you will love this book.
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139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 25, 2023

About the author

Angelique Conger, has spent years enticed by the stories of ancient women, challenging her to comb through the Bible, gleaning tidbits of information about them, the little there is. No one knows or tells their stories, even their names are unknown. Many of their husbands’ stories are unknown, as well. Now, Angelique tells their thought-provoking stories as though they sat beside her, whispering into her ear. These are found in her series Ancient Matriarchs.
Angelique discovered the wonders of writing books later in her life. Books, however, have always been important. As a little girl in a small town in southern Utah, she was given her own library card at the tender age of five, highly unusual in those days. She remembers walking the few blocks to the library on her own to choose the maximum number of books allowed in those days, four nice, thick books. She took them back three or four days later for four more. As she got older, she occasionally returned the books a day or two past the limit of two weeks. The librarians allowed her to straighten the stacks to pay off her fines. This introduced her to the Dewey Decimal System of organizing books early in life.
Angelique reads a book or three much of the time. She reads most genre`s of books, often toying with the idea of writing a few herself. Her sister challenged her to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in 2013. She won that year and several others, writing the beginnings of the books in Ancient Matriarchs. Since then, she has spent many hours each day learning the craft of writing, editing, and publishing.
Studying and writing about Eve, and other matriarchs, gave her a deeper understanding of the challenges faced in a new world. Many of the questions women want to know about her life, such as: Who helped her give birth? How did the learn to feed themselves? Who taught Eve about raising children? How did they learn to write? Though the answers cannot be historically accurate, they “feel right.”
Angelique followed her husband around the world as he served in the United States Navy. Her favorite place to live was Hawaii. Though Gibraltar was interesting, it wasn’t her favorite place to live. She received a BED in Education from the University of Hawaii and a MS from Utah State University. She taught grade school for 14 years in Utah.
Angelique strives to do her best to obey the command given to Eve to replenish the earth. She has five children and nine grandchildren, so far. Her goal is to be a noble matriarch like Eve.
Angelique lives in southern Nevada with her husband, love bird, and two turtles. She looks forward to visits from her grandchildren—and their parents.

Reviews

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this prequel and learning more about the love story of Egyptus and Afra. Although we get to know Egyptus as a central character in the series Into Egypt, Afra is largely a mystery since he died so early in the series. Having this prequel helps to "fill in the gaps" and make the story more complete.

I'm sad to see this series end but am anxious to discover what other stories Ms. Conger has imagined about our ancient ancestors.

[Leslie B Mink · Rating 5 out of 5]

a love story

It was nice to read a love story based on the time right after The Great Flood. Egyptus and Afra’s love story is told. This is a precursor to the Egypt series.

A lovely read.