The Memoirs of Cleopatra

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The Memoirs of Cleopatra
Author: George, Margaret
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Time Period: Early Civilization
Time Frame: 69-30 BCE
Geographic Area: Egypt
Country: Ancient Egypt
Topics: Cleopatra
Genre: Fiction, Biography, Own Voices
Reading Age: Adult
Format: Novel
Published: 1997


World History > Early Civilization > Ancient Egypt

Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this lush, sweeping, and richly detailed saga.

Told in Cleopatra's own voice, The Memoirs of Cleopatra is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayal in the ancient Egyptian world, which begins when the twenty-year-old queen seeks out the most powerful man in the world, Julius Caesar, and does not end until, having survived the assassination of Caesar and the defeat of the second man she loves, Marc Antony, she plots her own death rather than be paraded in triumph through the streets of Rome.

Most of all, in its richness and authenticity, it is an irresistible story that reveals why Margaret George's work has been widely acclaimed as "the best kind of historical novel, one the reader can't wait to get lost in." (San Francisco Chronicle).

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