About the Book. The world-renowned author of The Autobiography of Henry VII and Mary Queen of Scotland And the Isles turns from Renaissance Britain to ancient Egypt and the story of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile. 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 a . Told in Cleopatra's own voice, The Memoirs of Cleopatra is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayal in the ancient Egyptian world, which begins when the twenty-year-old queen seeks out the most powerful man in the world, Julius Caesar, and does not end until, having survived the assassination of Caesar and the defeat of the second man she loves, Marc Antony, she plots her own death rather Cited by: 1. 9. Octavian declared war on Cleopatra, rather than Antony, ridiculing her foreign ways and declaring, “We must allow no woman to make herself the equal of a man.”. In our day, many women applaud her for “making herself equal to a man,” and her exoticism appeals to us.
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel by Margaret George (, Trade Paperback, Revised edition) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! The Memoirs Of Cleopatra Part 3 Of 3 book. Read 19 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to. All the women in our line were named Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. Those names, too, went all the way back to Macedonia, where our family had its origins. Thus my two older sisters received the names of Cleopatra (yes, there were two of us) and Berenice, and my younger sister the name of Arsinoe. Younger sister there were others after me.
Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen. The Memoirs of Cleopatra is a historical fiction novel written by American author Margaret George, detailing the purported life of Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt. Published on Ap, it landed on The New York Times Best Seller list for Fiction Hardcover. In , the American network ABC adapted it for television, and released it as a four-part mini series entitled Cleopatra starring the French-Chilean actress Leonor Varela alongside Timothy Dalton and Billy Zane. All the women in our line were named Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. Those names, too, went all the way back to Macedonia, where our family had its origins. Thus my two older sisters received the names of Cleopatra (yes, there were two of us) and Berenice, and my younger sister the name of Arsinoe. Younger sister there were others after me.
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