The Messenger

From the back cover of the book: Helen Delaney is in a railway book store, inconsolable and suicidal after the death of her son. A book at eye level catches her attention. She touches it and it falls off the shelf into her hand. Thus begins The Messenger, the true intimate story of a grieving mother, a gifted medium and the spirit guide, Luhamen who keeps her alive by recounting the story of his life.

It is 214 AD and the Egyptian city of Luxor is ruled by Rome. The last vestiges of Egypt's glorious past are discernible in the deteriorating temple dedicated to the god Amon and its high priest, Lukhamen's father.