Brothers

by Angela Hunt Book 2 in the Legacies of the Ancient River series.

First published 1997

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4.5(1,544)

Famine drives Jacob’s sons to Egypt, where Simeon bows before a powerful official without recognising the brother he once helped sell. Joseph remembers the pit and years of servitude, while Simeon’s imprisonment leaves him dependent on Mandisa, a widowed interpreter who sees tenderness beneath his defiance.

The novel makes reconciliation a process rather than an immediate reunion. Simeon must confront his responsibility before he can imagine love or freedom, and Joseph must decide whether testing his brothers will reveal repentance or merely repeat the cruelty done to him. Faith works through confession, restraint and the difficult rebuilding of a family.