The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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The Memoirs of Cleopatra

by Margaret George

1997•Historical•976 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramaromancepoliticalslowheavylinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, serious historical novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Told in the first person - from the young queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule to her own reign over one of the most glittering kingdoms in the world - this is an enthralling saga of ambition and power.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaRomancePoliticalAll consuming questComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

EgyptSocial life and customsManners and customs

Details

Author
Margaret George
Published
1997
Pages
976
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