Mara, Daughter of the Nile

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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Author: Jarvis McGraw, Eloise
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Time Period: Early Civilization
Time Frame: 1478-1458 BCE
Geographic Area: Africa
Country: Ancient Egypt
Topics: Hatshepsut
Genre: Fiction
Reading Age: Upper Middle, Young Adult
Format: Novel
Published: 1953


World History > Early Civilization > Ancient Egypt

Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom in ancient Egypt, under the rule of Queen Hatshepsut. Mara is not like other slaves; she can read and write, as well as speak the language of Babylonian. So, to barter for her freedom, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies—each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt.

Against her will, Mara finds herself falling in love with one of her masters, the noble Sheftu, and she starts to believe in his plans of restoring Thutmose III to the throne. But just when Mara is ready to offer Sheftu her help and her heart, her duplicity is discovered, and a battle ensues in which both Mara’s life and the fate of Egypt are at stake.

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