Bibliograph

Cleopatra's shadows, a novel, Emily Holleman

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Cleopatra's shadows, a novel, Emily Holleman

Language

eng

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Cleopatra's shadows

Oclc number

902831313

Responsibility statement

Emily Holleman

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister. Reading-group guide availableAbandoned by her beloved sister Cleopatra and an indifferent father, young Arsinoe must fight for her survival in the bloodthirsty royal court when her half-sister Berenice seizes Egypt's throne. To survive, she escapes the palace for the war-torn streets of Alexandria. When their deposed father Ptolemy marches on the city with a Roman army, both daughters must decide where their allegiances truly lie, and Arsinoe grapples with the truth: that the only way to survive her dynasty is to rule it

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