Wells and Wanderers - Amorites

I enjoyed reading Wells and Wanderers, a historical fiction novel set during ancient times when events recorded in the book of Genesis took place. The twins, Inanna and Utu, are Amorites who were enslaved as young children and ended up working in Avram and Sarai’s household. Avram and his family didn’t own land and they wandered around the desert, setting up camps in different places for various lengths of time while awaiting God’s promises to come to fruition.

It was fascinating to walk in Inanna and Utu’s shoes and see their perspective on the choices made by Avram, Sarai, Lot and their family. The Amorite twins were raised in a dysfunctional household where they feared the demanding and fickle gods of their ancestors. Avram’s God was unlike any god they’d previously known or experienced.

Inanna had issues with the limitations imposed on women and she craved freedom. Her friendship with Hagar was beautiful and provided an insight into Hagar’s world and the unique challenges she faced in Avram’s household.

Utu walked a different path to Inanna. He was willing to consider faith matters and observed firsthand how Avram’s God was different to the other gods.

Being familiar with the stories in Genesis, I knew how certain events would play out in the story. The beauty was in how the story events impacted the characters and influenced their life choices. The story ending was satisfying and heartfelt. I recommend Wells and Wanderers to historical fiction readers who like Biblical era fiction set in ancient times with characters seeking truth and freedom.

This is thoughtful and well done. Biblical fiction at its best, considering how God interacts with His people and desires all to come to Him.
It was really interesting to consider the strange and wonderful life of Abraham through non-Israelite eyes.
Readers will be thinking of this one for a long time.

Not being much of a reader, I was intrigued with the storyline of this book – and I wasn’t disappointed. I found it all very fascinating and also how it brought the Bible story to life, through the eyes of two slaves. It’s a book which made me in some parts check-out the Bible to see if what was said was actually fact or fiction. A great story of God's faithfulness.
In all the chapters there are some short segments, which make it easy if there are reading-time restraints.
Margaret

Loved this book! Have been on the hunt for good Biblical era fiction, and this did not disappoint! Loved how the author used more Hebraic-anglicised spellings of classic Bible characters, it did help me to imagine myself in that culture and time period more and helped me experience these stories in a new way. Was so encouraged by the testimonies of characters seeing El Shaddai at work, and has excited me to read more Old Testament!

Very well written. An easy to read format and some interesting added background which makes it so readable. Fiction and facts wound together to make a great story.