The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel - Brossura

George, Margaret

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ISBN 10: 0312187459 ISBN 13: 9780312187453

Casa editrice: Griffin, 1998

Riassunto

A best-selling novelist brings to life the world of ancient Egypt under the rule of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, who narrates in her own voice a sweeping saga of passion, political intrigue, and ultimately suicide to avoid humiliation at the hands of Rome. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Margaret George is the author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII, Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles, and Elizabeth I, among other novels. Margaret first got the idea to write historical fiction when, after reading numerous books that viewed Henry VIII through the eyes of his enemies and victims, she found herself wondering if there might be another side to the story. She became determined to let Henry speak for himself, and it took fifteen years, about three hundred books of background reading, three visits to England to see every extant building associated with Henry, and five handwritten drafts for her to answer the question: What was Henry really like? Margaret was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and has traveled extensively. She and her husband live in Madison, Wisconsin.

Product Description:

Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this luch, sweeping, and richly detailed saga. Told in Cleopatra's own voice, this is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayl, 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").

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312187459
• ISBN 13: 9780312187453
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 964