
Child of the Morning
by Pauline Gedge
Taste attributes: historicaldramapoliticalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringunderdog triumphssocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA heavy, moving historical novel: intricate and fresh. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Originally published in l977, this first novel by Pauline Gedge has become an international bestseller and has been translated into 5 foreign languages. A chronicle of passionate intrigue and sensuous exoticism, Child of the Morning resurrects the life of the awesome Hatshepsut, the only woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt, whose name was erased from history by her enemies, outraged at having to bow to a woman's...
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- Pauline Gedge
- Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 439
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