Cleopatra s daughter is the lesserknown story of cleopatra selene ii, who of course is the daughter of cleopatra and marc antony. Cleopatras daughter book king county library system. She is the author of nefertiti, cleopatras daughter, the heretic queen, madame tussaud and the second empress. The plots, although predictable partly because their history is already written, are tense enough to carry a reader through. See the complete cleopatras daughter series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cleopatras daughter. And when our family stopped exporting papyrus to them, they started using calfskin to make books like these. The title daughters of the nile makes it sound like this book is set in egypt, but one of the many pleasures of drays novel about selene, the daughter of the famous cleopatra, is that its primary setting is mauretania in northern africa, a part of the world authors rarely portray whether in historical or contemporary fiction dray has indeed also painted a vivid portrait of rome and herod. See the complete cleopatra s daughter series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Cleopatras daughter, a 10 year old, telling a story when she is 10, in a really unbelievable way same issue bothered me in a memory of violets. With debra paget, ettore manni, erno crisa, corrado pani. In her latest novel, cleopatras daughter, historical fiction author michelle moran tells beautifully of the time in history following to the deaths of cleopatra and marc antony. Daughters of the nile novel of cleopatras daughter book 3. On the other, its a teenaged girls account of tragedy and magic, which comes across the way it sounds.
On the one hand, its better than the book cleopatras daughter. Cleopatras daughter book the kansas city public library. Based on meticulous research, cleopatras daughter is a fascinating portrait of imperial rome and of the people and events of this glorious and most tumultuous period in human history. Cleopatras daughter the marriage of marc antony and cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earthshaking political consequences. Her awardwinning novels include americas first daughter and my dear hamilton, coauthored with laura kamoie, and the cleopatras daughter trilogy. From the book clubs tab on her site i got the following questions. The life of cleopatra is not so much the subject of the book as what will happen after, yet we witness the tragedy of the legend through the eyes of her daughter. Cleopatras daughter michelle moran book trailer youtube. Cleopatras daughter book whatcom county library system. Emerging from the shadows of the past, selene, a young woman of irresistible charm and preternatural intelligence, will capture your heart. Before i read cleopatra s daughter i read nefertiti by the same writer which i thoroughly enjoyed, so i was really looking forward to reading cleopatra s daughter. Michelle moran s experiences at archaeological sites around the world first inspired her to write historical fiction. Cleopatra s daughter by andrea ashton 1979 tells of cleopatra selene s early life. Sadly, that is true for cleopatras daughter by michelle moran.
Cleopatras daughter by michelle moran booksamillion. Cleopatras daughter is the lesserknown story of cleopatra selene ii, who of course is the daughter of cleopatra and marc antony. Dec 03, 20 the title daughters of the nile makes it sound like this book is set in egypt, but one of the many pleasures of drays novel about selene, the daughter of the famous cleopatra, is that its primary setting is mauretania in northern africa, a part of the world authors rarely portray whether in historical or contemporary fiction. The extraordinary daughter of cleopatra and mark anthony seeks to reclaim her birthright in the first novel of an epic historical fiction trilogy from the new york times bestselling author of americas first daughter. Cleopatras daughter by michelle moran free download. Buy cleopatras daughter book online at low prices in. Impressive characterization and settings add to the attraction of an underused time period for historical novels. Cleopatras daughter by andrea ashton 1979 tells of cleopatra selenes early life. Cleopatra selene is a significant character in wallace breems historical novel the legates daughter 1974, phoenixorion books ltd. The cleopatras daughter book series by stephanie dray includes books lily of the nile, song of the nile, and daughters of the nile.
Cleopatras daughter, like most of morans work, is nicely researched, with enough detail to bring the past alive. And, when her father committed suicide and her mother is devastated and worried about her life, children and crown, she is talking about what people are. Cleopatra s daughter the marriage of marc antony and cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earthshaking political consequences. This is nothing like the hollywood portrayal of the great queen and her. Stephanie dray is a new york times, wall street journal, and usa today bestselling author of historical womens fiction. A tale inspired by the lives of the children of cleopatra and marc antony finds selene, her twin alexander, and their younger brother ptolemy sent to rome to be raised by a formidable family rival after the deaths of their parents. Exciting novel imagines the life of cleopatras daughter. Cleopatra selene is a significant character in wallace breem s historical novel the legate s daughter 1974, phoenixorion books ltd. In cleopatras daughter, she once again demonstrates her talent for taking longforgotten historical figures and bringing them vividly to life.
Michelle morans experiences at archaeological sites around the world first inspired her to write historical fiction. A novel egyptian royals collection book 3 by michelle moran. Cleopatras daughter by michelle moran librarything. Based on meticulous research, cleopatras daughter is a fascinating portrait of imperial rome and of the people and events of this glorious and most volatile period in human history. Following cleopatra and marc antony s deaths, their three children are exiled from egypt and sent to rome in. In the second novel in new york times bestselling author stephanie drays thrilling trilogy, cleopatras daughter seeks the power to stand against an empire having survived her perilous childhood as a royal captive of rome, selene has pledged her loyalty to emperor augustus, swearing to become his very own cleopatra. The marriage of marc antony and cleopatra is one of the greatest love stories of all time, a tale of unbridled passion with earthshaking political consequences. In her latest novel, cleopatras daughter, historical fiction author michelle moran tells.
Cleopatras daughter cleopatras daughter audiobook, by michelle moran. Someday, when we return to egypt, my brother promised. Cleopatra s daughter cleopatra s daughter audiobook, by michelle moran. Cleopatras daughter set in the years immediately following queen cleopatras death, this book follows her daughter and surviving son through the twisting politics of early imperial rome. A novel egyptian royals collection book 3 by michelle moran published sep 15, 2009 by broadway books. Jun 14, 2019 sadly, that is true for cleopatras daughter by michelle moran. Following cleopatra and marc antonys deaths, their three children are exiled from egypt and sent to rome in. This book takes you right into a very natural, convincing ancient rome yes rome, not egypt for this part of the daughters story and an insightful look at the real people behind names weve all heard and some we may not have. The high calcareous cliffs with their lush vegetation plummeted into the sea, creating grottoes and bays where children were swimming or fishing along the rocks. Someday, marcellus whispered, if i become caesar, well return alexander and selene to their thrones, and in return theyll show us alexandria. Sign me up to get more news about historical fiction books. A riveting and untold historical tale set against the backdrop of egypts demise. Find books like cleopatras daughter from the worlds largest community of readers. Her characters are solid, albeit sometimes a bit modern.
Nov 30, 2009 based on meticulous research, cleopatra s daughter is a fascinating portrait of imperial rome and of the people and events of this glorious and most tumultuous period in human history. Cleopatras daughter goes down as my absolute fave of michelles, so this one just had to be shared. Moran is a historical fiction author and i have really enjoyed most of her books. Before leaving, cleopatra entrusted her young daughter, shila, to the rulers of assyria to be brought up as their own. In the second novel in new york times bestselling author stephanie drays thrilling trilogy, cleopatras daughter seeks the power to stand against an empire having survived her perilous childhood as a royal captive of rome, selene has pledged her loyalty to emperor augustus, swearing to. The paperback of the cleopatras daughter by michelle moran at. She is the author of nefertiti, cleopatra s daughter, the heretic queen, madame tussaud and the second empress. Adapted from michelle moran s novel cleopatra s daughter. Adapted from michelle morans novel cleopatras daughter. Cleopatras daughter youd think youd never eaten before, i said critically. Nov 30, 2015 a beautiful video full of falling bedsheets, changing accents, and tragic young lovers. Before i read cleopatras daughter i read nefertiti by the same writer which i thoroughly enjoyed, so i was really looking forward to reading cleopatras daughter.
Aug 06, 2009 a riveting and untold historical tale set against the backdrop of egypt s demise. A beautiful video full of falling bedsheets, changing accents, and tragic young lovers. All of these book titles contain either womens names or words such as she or her. Emerging from the shadows of the past, selene, a young woman of irresistible charm and. Cleopatra selene is mentioned in the novels by robert graves, i, claudius and claudius the god. The extraordinary daughter of cleopatra and mark anthony seeks to reclaim her birthright in this. There are womens titles and roles included but i have left out things like doctor or professor etc which could apply to either men or women. Many books have recounted the lives of cleopatra and antony so it is extremely refreshing to read a book that deals with the lives of cleopatras children.
Cleopatra s daughter from the internationally bestselling author of nefertiti comes the tumultuous story of antony and celopatra s daughter, selene. Buy a cheap copy of cleopatras daughter book by michelle moran. There were two hundred thousand of them in pergamon, and our father made a present of them all to our mother. With both of her parents dead, princess selene and her two surviving brothers are left at the mercy of their captors, taken from egypt and put on display as war trophies in rome. Cleopatra s daughter set in the years immediately following queen cleopatra s death, this book follows her daughter and surviving son through the twisting politics of early imperial rome. Cleopatras daughter by michelle moran, paperback barnes. Cleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of caesar, met with marc antony in assyria where they planned the defense of egypt against the romans. No one captures the immediacy and rich detail of the ancient world quite like michelle moran. From the internationally bestselling author of nefertiti comes the tumultuous story of antony and celopatras daughter, selene. Publishers weekly morans latest foray into the world of classical history after the heretic queen centers upon the children of marc antony and cleopatra. This is not a list of books for women but more of a list of books about women, at least in the titles anyway. Are there any nonfiction books on ancient rome you can recommend.
Many books have recounted the lives of cleopatra and antony so it is extremely. I read all of morans books back to back, but cleopatras daughter. Buy a cheap copy of cleopatra s daughter book by michelle moran. In particular, what was it like to visit octavians villa. Goodreads members who liked cleopatras daughter also liked. No one captures the immediacy and rich detail of the ancient world quite like michelle. Cleopatras daughter from the internationally bestselling author of nefertiti comes the tumultuous story of antony and celopatras daughter, selene. The cleopatra s daughter book series by stephanie dray includes books lily of the nile, song of the nile, and daughters of the nile.
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