Cleopatra
A Novel
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4.1 • 35 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife.
“Enchanting, smart, and subversive—this is El-Arifi’s masterpiece”—RF Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis
YOU KNOW MY NAME, BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
Your historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love's thrall.
Your playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves.
Your poets sing of my bloodlust, but I was always protecting my children.
How wilfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, and divinely blessed to rule.
Death will silence me no longer.
This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.
Customer Reviews
Great story!
I learned a new perspective about Cleopatra- told by herself - though I knew very little and thoroughly enjoyed this tale.
If only Cleopatra would read this masterpiece, she would be grateful to Saara El-Arifi!
As a lover of all things Ancient Egypt and Cleopatra and as a woman, I love this masterpiece! Very well written and really made me see Cleopatra in the freshest and boldest perspective. Very powerful indeed! Grateful to Saara El-Arifi for breathing Cleopatra back to life and allowing her to be seen in a different light!