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The Bee Priestess Paperback – August 31, 2023

by A Fisher (Author)
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Althaia, the eldest daughter of Lander and Phaedra Adamos, explores the changes from childhood to womanhood in first century Greece. Restrained by cultural rules and family expectations, Althaia faces her father and overbearing mother when she falls in love with a Roman soldier. As occupiers, Roman soldiers were viewed with contempt by the Greeks and to fall in love with one is seen as a betrayal to the family reputation. Despite this, Althaia cannot help herself and the result is both unexpected and tragic. Althaia's mother, Phaedra, does not take this well and uses her considerable influence with Lander Adamos to 'gift' her daughter to the goddess Aphrodite as a temple priestess at Acrocorinth in Corinth. Here begins Thaia's journey to the underworld of her own suffering and eventually triumph as she is mentored in beekeeping and the healing arts, exploring the complex natural world and how elements of this can heal and strengthen the human body and soul. She becomes seasoned in her craft as she is called upon to meet the pox pandemic raging in the Roman Empire.

Though Althaia loses her childhood friends and family as she moves into womanhood, she eventually builds new relationships, has new experiences, and is transformed from her own trauma - becoming a powerful Bee Priestess in Ancient Greece.

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    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Olympia Publishers
  4. Publication date
    August 31, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.58 x 8.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1800749147
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1800749146
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Olympia Publishers (August 31, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1800749147
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800749146
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.58 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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nicunurse
5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
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The blending of history, through Athalia’s story, is marvelous. The introduction of the mythology and Christianity in the Greco-Roman world truly draws the reader into her story. I will recommend this book for my book club as I love the celebration of women throughout the book.
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Rebecca Whitecotton
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating historical fiction infused with spiritual insight
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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There are so many layers of meaning in this story of trauma, heartbreak, discovery, and healing. The glimpse into the role of women in Greece in the very early days of what would become Christianity (known in the book as The Way) is insightful and disheartening, but at the same time we see the strength and resilience of women and the importance of community in healing. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the healing arts and spiritual world of women in the first century.
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Deborah Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating and Inspiring Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023
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The Bee Priestess: Maiden of the Minoans of Crete had me hooked from the first page. The writer captures the ephemeral experience of the young heroine, Althaia, as her adolescent body emerges into womanhood. An example: Althaia’s chronic headaches “…came upon her like the fierce grip of a hawk’s talons on her scalp.” Although Althaia’s life reflects that of an aristocratic daughter in First Century Greece when women had few rights and no independence, it evokes the struggle of women throughout the ages against strictures imposed by patriarchal systems of power. As Althaia falls victim to numerous moves by her parents to restrict any expression of her individuality and prowess as a woman, she finds ways to preserve both her body and spirit. Against all odds, the reader bears witness to her evolution from victim to revered Bee Priestess and healer. The Bee Priestess is a captivating read for anyone, but especially for the adolescent reader, who will find inspiration from Althaia to discover and follow their own life calling. The first in a trilogy, this reader looks forward to the next, Bee Priestess: Return to the Mother, due out in 2024.
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S. Hostetler
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Story of Women's Healing and Empowerment for All Ages
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023
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This was such a joy to read. Fisher’s novel transports you effortlessly to to a fully realized first-century Greece and into the inner life of a fully alive young woman, Althaia. In her journey through trauma and tragedy inflicted by a patriarchal culture to healing and empowerment among a community of women, I heard my own story as well as that of so many other women I have known. It is an archetypal “heroine’s journey.” As a Christian pastor, I also loved reading of Althaia’s encounter with the people of The Way, the first followers of Jesus or Yeshua, his Jewish name. I hope many young women will read this book. But it is not for young people alone. People of any age will love the story and be inspired by it to take their own journeys. I can’t wait for the next two novels in this trilogy to be published.
-Sheri
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Diana Young
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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I enjoyed this read from the first page through the last. It does such a good job with historical fiction that you feel propelled back in time. The author does an impressive job of writing in a way that you feel completely emerged in each character’s story. I came away with a better understanding/feeling of what it must be like living in a society where civil rights, cultural & religious norms are so autocratic. This was a book that as soon as I was done I went looking for the next book. Loved every minute.
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Phyllis
5.0 out of 5 stars The power of women
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023
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This novel follows the life of Althaia, the daughter of a wealthy Athenian family during the Roman occupation and while the followers of Jesus were forming their communities. Althaia faces challenges with social mores and customs and the consequences, in her patriarchal culture, of going against those. Along the way, with the help of priestesses and friends, she finds within herself wisdom, strength, the bravery to confront generational trauma and to begin to heal from it. The novel is well researched, with foot notes and a bibliography. Anyone who liked "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant would also like this novel.
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C Lapp
5.0 out of 5 stars learn history through this story
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
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A great way to learn more about ancient Greece and women's lives. Loved how the fledgling movement of Christianity appears, not as proselytizers but showing how women were treated there. Not many novels are footnoted but that is helpful here, not a hindrance. I look forward to other books in this series.
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Lon Amstutz
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful well told story of hope and the human spirit
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
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Wow, a powerful and well told story of a woman's journey in life toward finding peace and rising above.....with the ancient era and setting that absorbed me in. Read and follow Althaia and the people that become part of her life. Will make an excellent movie.
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