Key events in history are captured in this riveting, personal tale that seeks to fill gaps in documentation with realistic dialogue, descriptions of daily routines, daring marketplace adventures, royal excursions up the Nile, and poignant reflections on the fear and anxiety of living among a ruthless, ambitious family. A Greek descendant of Alexander the Great, she is portrayed as a keen observer of her father's oppressive rule and unpopular submission to Rome as an intellectual who studies the papyrus scrolls in the Library at Alexandria and learns the language of the Egyptian people as a patient, shrewd competitor among her siblings for Ptolemy XII's throne and as an adolescent who seeks friendship on her own terms with Charmion, a loyal court dancer who later reveals their shared lineage.
Living among a cast of both historical and fictional characters, Cleopatra narrates her story from age 10 in 59 BC to her death at age 39. Gr 7-10-This fictional memoir of Egypt's alluring, mysterious queen resonates with historical authenticity, plausible emotional dilemmas, and passion for power and survival. "Library Media Connection RECOMMENDED" (October 2011) The author also includes additional historical notes at the end of the novel that enhance the reader's understanding of the time period. The story ends years later with Cleopatra's enemies at the gate and her suicide. Determined to be the sole ruler, Cleopatra plots her next move which involves Julius Caesar.
After her sisters' treacheries and the death of her father, it is decreed that Cleopatra must marry her younger brother and they would rule Egypt together. Divided into ten parts, the novel focuses on significant events in Cleopatra's life. Told from Cleopatra's point of view, Meyer's novel provides insight about Egypt's enigmatic queen.
Could her sisters kill her? Could her little brother? And who are the What will hold readers most is the young queen's personal viewpoint,Įspecially the extreme sibling rivalry. Thorough details about traditional rites, luxurious lifestyles, and social and political history occasionally Meyer has conducted extensive research into her subject, including travel to Egypt, and the Then her father returns with a handsome Roman, Marcus Antonius, and at 18, Cleopatra becomes queen. In an immediate, first-person, present-tense voice, Cleopatra begins her story when she is 10 years old and is close with both her tutor and her father, who wants her to succeed him, and she is hated by her two older sisters. Queen's childhood and coming-of-age, especially the bitter struggle for power in her own family. Moving beyond popular, archetypal images of Cleopatra, this historical novel focuses on the Egyptian Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman, hardcover, $16.99. Now, award-winning author Carolyn Meyer mesmerizes readers with revelations in this novel about one of the greatest women who ever lived. The tale of her teenage years is a story of power and romance that stands the test of time-centuries later, Cleopatra remains a figure of mystery and intrigue. But as her cruel sisters plot to steal the throne, Cleopatra realizes there is only one person on whom she can rely-herself. Smart, courageous, ambitious, and sensuously beautiful, Cleopatra possesses the charm to cause two of history's most famous leaders to fall in love with her. But when King Ptolemy is forced into exile, Cleopatra is left alone to fend for herself in a palace rife with intrigue and murder. Cleopatra, the third of the pharaoh's six children, is whom her father has chosen to be the next queen of Egypt. It is the first century B.C., an ancient time of everpresent drama and danger. About the Book Readers meet a teenage Cleopatra in this first-person account of history thatcaptures "sibling rivalry at its most vicious" ("Publishers Weekly").īook Synopsis Meet teenage Cleopatra in this first-person account of history that captures "sibling rivalry at its most vicious" ( Publishers Weekly).
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