The Heretic Queen: Heiress of Misfortune, Pharaoh's Beloved
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10 years, 8 months ago at Sep 2 9:59
I found this enjoyable enough, though it wasn't a blockbuster historical novel by any means. Nefertari, niece of Nefertiti, has to win her way into the good graces of the Egyptian people and defend herself against the wily machinations of an evil high priest. (He's even got an evil eye.) Plus there's plenty of jealousy and back-biting from a rival wife to keep things boiling along. This is light r... read more
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In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family’s past and remake history.
The winds of change are blowing through Thebes. A devastating palace fire has killed the Eighteenth Dynasty’s royal family–with the exception of Nefertari, the niece of the reviled former queen, Nefertiti. The girl’s deceased family has been branded as heretical, and no one in Egypt will speak their names. Nefertari is pushed aside, an unimportant princess left to run wild in the palace. But this changes when she is taken under the wing of the Pharaoh’s aunt, then brought to the Temple of Hathor, where she is educated in a manne
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Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Release date: 1 September 2009
ISBN-10 : 0307381765 | ISBN-13: 9780307381767
Release date: 1 September 2009
ISBN-10 : 0307381765 | ISBN-13: 9780307381767
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