The Cats of Rekem: The Sequel to Yeshua's Cat (Yeshua's Cats) (Volume 3), by C. L. Francisco PhD
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“We are the cats of Rekem, descended from the sacred cats of the Egyptian temple of Bast. We bear the Mother’s gift of language, passed down since the days before time began, so that we might speak our wisdom into the minds of the troubled human race. We gather here to honor Yeshua ben Yosef, friend of cats—He Who Brings Life to the Earth—whose light shines upon all flesh, animal and human alike.” The Cats of Rekem opens in the fabled city of Rekem (Petra, Jordan), capital of ancient Nabataea, destroyed by earthquake and swallowed up by desert sands long ago. Francisco brings Rekem to swirling, glittering life, in a kaleidoscopic pageant of exotic characters from a lost culture that reached its peak during the days of Jesus of Nazareth. On the fringes of Rekem’s urban clamor, cats quietly sun themselves, eavesdropping and speaking their thoughts into human minds as the need arises. 25 years have passed in Rekem since the child Yeshua’s rescue (in A Cat Out of Egypt) by Zaidan, a powerful caravan master, and Tikos, an Egyptian priestess fleeing Egypt with a pregnant temple cat from Bubastis. Tikos and Zaidan have married. The Egyptian cats have interbred with wild cats from the hills, and their descendants settled throughout the city with their chosen humans. In an age of relentless empire building, the independent Nabataeans stubbornly hold to their own traditions, defying the advancing Roman Empire and Israel’s grasping Herod Antipas. Yet Rekem is increasingly caught up in the tide of strange new religions sweeping through the Roman world. Zaidan, Tikos, and their family worship Yeshua’s One God and cherish ties with the risen Yeshua, but the dark mysteries of Isis seduce their daughter Hinat into the goddess’ temple. When Tikos steps in to protect Hinat, King Aretas is enraged by her insult to the gods who stand behind his throne. All of Zaidan’s clan lie beneath the threat of his simmering wrath. Into this turmoil stumbles a bemused young Apostle Paul, smuggled out of Damascus by Zaidan’s sons, Yeshua’s cat Mari, and Mary Magdalene. Still reeling from his vision on the Damascus road, Paul is painfully confused about what his new life might be. His arrival in Rekem attracts the palace’s attention, loosing a flood of scandal and violence that endangers everyone around him . . . as well as threatening his own future before it can even begin.
The Cats of Rekem: The Sequel to Yeshua's Cat (Yeshua's Cats) (Volume 3), by C. L. Francisco PhD- Amazon Sales Rank: #541433 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .69" w x 6.00" l, .90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 302 pages
Review Selected as one of IndieReader's Best Self-Published Books for 2015!"The Cats of Rekem is an intriguing and beautifully written consideration of the life of Jesus and the meaning of his teachings, offered from a novel perspective. The writing is poetic and lush, with moments of tender emotion, spiritual ecstasy and sorrow, enlivened by touches of humor . . . 5 stars!" --IndieReader "The Cats of Rekem is a wonderful addition to historical fiction . . . a fascinating interpretation of Jesus, his life, and how he impacted those around him . . . clever and magical . . . well-balanced with a twist . . . a powerful lesson for today! 4 1/2 stars!" -- Self Publishing Review"The Cats of Rekem represents spiritual fantasy at its best . . .brimming with flavor . . . the feel of the times springs to life . . . scintillatingly haunting . . . Christian fantasy readers will find it a delightful adventure!" -- Midwest Book Review
About the Author C. L. Francisco has always chosen fiction for her downtime reading: “Fiction sneaks up on me, gets under my guard, and touches my heart in a way that non-fiction can’t,” she says. “It opens up new possibilities and sets me dreaming. For me, life-changing books have always been fiction. That’s probably why I chose to write a book like Yeshua’s Cat.” A retired college professor, Francisco found her faith again several years ago after a time of radical doubt. Her conservative Christian upbringing, undergraduate study at Mount Holyoke College, year’s stay at L’Abri, early career years in art therapy, and PhD in world religions had all contributed to her questions. But as a woman whose life had always been grounded in faith, she struggled to find her way again. Oddly enough, the voice of non-human nature spoke more clearly than any other—except for C. S. Lewis’ fiction, which she never abandoned. The whispers were faint at first, and often resulted in dead ends, but when they finally spoke clear, she found herself in the presence of the Christ who lives beyond all walls. The Gospel According to Yeshua’s Cat had its roots in Francisco’s desire to offer fellow strugglers a fresh perspective on Jesus of Nazareth. The book’s feline narrator speaks with the wise voice of a young cat whose death after a devastating wildfire provided Francisco with the impetus to begin the book. A Cat Out of Egypt emerged from readers’ eagerness for Francisco to write another book in the same series after The Gospel According to Yeshua’s Cat—something she had never planned to do. But once the idea took hold, A Cat Out of Egypt came to life almost as if it had been waiting fully formed just below the surface of her thoughts. A stand-alone prequel to Yeshua’s Cat, A Cat Out of Egypt introduces Francisco’s original feline character’s many-times great-grandmother Miw, beloved of the child Yeshua. The Cats of Rekem (November, 2015) will be the third volume in the series. Several characters from the two earlier books—human and feline—appear in a richly layered story culminating in the early ministry of Paul the apostle. Join Tracking Yeshua’s Cats, C. L. Francisco’s bi-monthly newsletter, and get behind-the-scenes previews of all her upcoming books! Sign up at clfrancisco.com/contact.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Enthralling--Francisco puts us there at the beginning of Christianity! By Amazon Customer Spell-binding! This is how it might have been! The Cats of Rekem completes Ms. Francisco's magical telling of Christ's life (childhood though Resurrection and beyond) witnessed and recounted by cats and their human companions. This last book again picks up the story of what it must have been like in that time . . . and, most importantly, portrays Jesus as at once human and divine. In one memorable scene Francisco demonstrates her rare skill at allowing the numinous to transform and redeem the ordinary when Jesus calls a young girl back from death's doorstep . . . and a glory of stars and light gathers around them. Just as important, we see Paul the stunned no-longer Pharisee hesitantly finding his first steps toward the towering leader of the early Christian church that he will become . . . with those steps guided by a family of nomadic traders and their cats of fabled Petra (Rekem) who have followed Yeshua from his childhood. Before all the creeds, before all the dogma and scripture, there was Yeshua . . . and this family, and their cats, living and finding their way in the light Yeshua showed them. Francisco puts us there at the beginning of Christianity.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful book! Read a chapter By heypancho Wonderful book! Read a chapter . . . your disbelief will evaporate, and you’ll be hooked on The Cats of Rekem. Like C.S. Lewis’ talking beasts, Rekem’s cats speak, and are often wise. And like George McDonald’s fantasies, Rekem glows with wonder. It brought me close to tears more than once.The author spins an enthralling tale of an ancient desert culture (and its cats) around the time of Jesus' resurrection and Paul the apostle's conversion experience—and how they all might have been intertwined. The staggering hugeness of Paul's journey from Pharisee to “infant” apostle was imaginatively, realistically, and sensitively handled. The Cats of Rekem is the sequel to A Cat Out of Egypt and The Gospel According to Yeshua's Cat, both extraordinary and highly recommended. Great read, impossible to put down!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Another spellbinding novel by C.L. Francisco! By Linda J Henderson I just finished reading The Cats of Rekem, and it was just as wonderful as the first two books in this series by C.L. Francisco. I am even a little breathless at the unexpected turns this story made in the last half of the book.I love the way the author weaves the truth of the Gospel lived out in the ordinary lives of her characters while keeping their lives true to the time period and places she writes about. She also creatively weaves the lives of some wonderful cats into her character's lives and adds their thoughts into the story as it unfolds.Thank you C.L. Francisco for another 5 star, wonderful book that will long stay in my thoughts.
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