Sierra Elliott Books
Where the Desert Blooms
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ON THE RUN. DESPERATE FOR TRUTH. ONLY THE GRACE OF GOD CAN SAVE HER.
After fleeing Egypt with the Hebrews for a chance at a better life, Egyptian street girl Seshat believes she’s leaving her past crimes behind. But, as she quickly finds, some crimes can’t be shaken.
She is saved by Gideon, a young Hebrew shepherd who causes her to reconsider everything: her lifestyle, her heart, her religion. But relationships are never simple. When another boy, a scrappy young Egyptian, walks into her life, Seshat must decide whether to cling to her old ways or place her trust in the God of the Hebrews.
Gideon soon realizes he might be the only one who can lead Seshat to the truth.
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"An up-and-coming author you NEED to know. . . read it in two days. . . a sweet and clean romance and an inspirational coming to faith story."
-Kathryn, Early Reader (Goodreads)
Intense… edge of your seat status… heart breaking… emotion evoking… but best of all, beautiful in how it points to God and His redeeming love."
-Joanna, Early Reader (Goodreads)
"A unique perspective of the events following the Israelites crossing the Red Sea… readers discover what they would have done if they had been there."
-Cassidy, Early Reader (Goodreads)
Themes & Characters
When we think about the Hebrews in the Wilderness, we think about newfound freedom and peace. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. Idol worship and slavery were still very much at work. This novel explores the not-so-talked-about parts of the Hebrews' Wilderness Wanderings.
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Seshat
After fleeing Egypt with the Hebrews for a chance at a better life, Egyptian street girl Seshat believes she’s leaving her past crimes behind. But, as she quickly finds, some crimes can’t be shaken.
Gideon
Gideon is just getting used to his newfound freedom from slavery. Having just escaped the Egyptian taskmasters, saving an Egyptian girl is the last thing he wants to do. But as God works on his heart, he realizes he might be the only one who can lead Seshat to the truth.
Aten
When scrappy young Egyptian Aten gets hired by Seshat's master, he's hoping to make a new life for himself among the Hebrews... even though he's not there to follow Yahweh. He and Seshat quickly form a friendship that grows into something more.
Journey from Egypt
The journey to The Promised Land began in the city of Pi-Ramesses, located in the territory of Goshen. Instead of following trade routes north along the Mediterranean Sea, God led the people south.
They got stuck at Etham and turned back to camp at Pi-Hahiroth, where God parted the Red Sea. The people then spent 40 years wandering in the desert. God was trying to form a new nation out of them, but the people continued to question God's provision.
Note: Midian is the area to which Moses fled after committing murder 40 years before the Exodus. Marah and Mt. Sinai are other locations mentioned in Where the Desert Blooms.
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