Joseph

by Joyce Landorf

He was a handsome foreigner, highly respected by all men, dearly loved by women. He was born in humble surroundings. He spent many of his first thirty years in prison on a false charge. He emerged from prison to become the brilliant Prime Minister of the most powerful nation on earth. The world lay at his feet. The well-being of those who had once caused him great suffering rested in his hands. Where did he come from? How did he rise to the pinnacle of success?

314 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm glad I read this book, i was pleasantly surprised. I had read The Red Tent and enjoyed that immensely and decided to read this one too. It says it's about Joseph but honestly his life is maybe 1/3 of the book and not always the focus. It's mostly from various women's point of view and it's what I called expanded non-fiction. As in it's based on the facts outlined in the Bible but fleshed-out into a story with some things that probably didn't happen but it stayed close to the fence of the truth. I wish the author had come up with endings for some of the people who seemed to be a main or semi-main character for awhile and then just not talked about again. I'd probably give this one 4.5 stars but I bumped it up to 5 since it was so good. It doesn't seem to be in print any longer and that's a shame since people are missing out.