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Nefertari, the forgotten princess is the nice of Queen Nefertiti. Because her family were branded heretics, Nefertari struggles to find her place in the ancient world.
Michelle Moran weaves an interesting tale of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Much research into this story with little historical facts was done.
"In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family's past and remake history"
Nefertari is left an orphan as her mother died in childbirth, her remaining family died in a tragic fir ...more
Michelle Moran weaves an interesting tale of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Much research into this story with little historical facts was done.
"In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family's past and remake history"
Nefertari is left an orphan as her mother died in childbirth, her remaining family died in a tragic fir ...more
Great book.
I couldn't finish this one. I was completely surprised at how much I disliked this book. I really enjoyed the author's other books: Nefertiti and Cleopatra's Daughter and was expecting another engaging book. I read the other 2 a while ago and can't remember the details well but do remember really enjoying them. This one focuses exclusively on the romance (or whatever you want to call it) between Ramesses II and Nefertari and seemed to lack any historical fiction interest and seemed really cheesy
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Aug 22, 2015
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Enjoyable read. While falling more toward romance than pure history it still gave a vivid picture of court life, political intrigue and religion while also providing detail on the clothing, jewelry and "home decor". Had to keep flipping back to the family tree provided to keep characters straight. Would have liked an annotated character list to make that easier. Author included a nice glossary, historical note and Egyptian calendar. After a cursory read-up on the actual history of the era I can
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Jun 21, 2011
Kelly
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Kris (My Novelesque Life)
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Jul 11, 2025
Scarlett
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