The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George Paperback Book

The Nile on eBay   The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

An enthralling tale of passion, ambition and betrayal

FORMATPaperback CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

An enthralling tale of passion, ambition and betrayalThe 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.It is also a tale of passion that begins when the twenty-one-year-old Cleopatra, desperate to return from exile, seeks out the one man who can help her: Julius Caesar. And it 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 . . .PRAISE FOR MARGARET GEORGE'The author's impeccable research brings a long-ago civilization thoroughly to life, and her portraits of Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony are wonderful. A spellbinding book' Barbara Taylor Bradford

Notes

New edition.

Author Biography

Margaret George is the author of several bestselling novels, including Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles, Mary, Called Magdalene and, most recently, Elizabeth I. She travels widely to research her novels and lives with her husband in Madison, Wisconsin.

Review

Fans of the author who loved her biographies of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots will find this story of Egypt's ancient queen equally engrossing. The author's impeccable research brings a long ago civilization thoroughly to life, and her portraits of Cleopatra, Ceasar and Antony are wonderful. A spellbinding book." --Barbara Taylor Bradford "A thrilling story...[Cleopatra's] 'memoirs' are vivid and enthralling. Read them."" --Washington Post" "A 976 page time machine...It's as if you lived there, walked the streets and counseled the Queen throughout her turbulent life." "--Cincinatti Enquirer" "Awash in sensuous, jewl-like detail... As if ancient frescoes had sprung alive." --Entertainment Weekly "George is such a skilled writer the book seems built no the intimate details of the five senses" --"Memphis Commercial Appeal" "Readers looking to be transported to another place and time will find their magic carpet here." --"Publishers Weekly"

Kirkus UK Review

Encompasses Cleopatra's spectacular life (69-30BC), from childhood to death-by-serpent, and two of the most fabled love stories of all time: the virginal young Cleopatra's reckless, passionate, 'marriage' to Julius Caesar, and her more mature, no less tempestuous, union with Marc Antony. Vivid and convincing. (Kirkus UK)

Kirkus US Review

More historical tonnage by the author of Mary Queen of Scots and the Isles (1992), etc. Again, George highlights the dangerous vagaries of love and lust in the career of one born to the purple. Here, politics and empire-building by the fabled Egyptian queen (69 B.C.-30 B.C.) simmer on the back burner while Cleopatra is engulfed by two mighty lovers: Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. The former, "master of the world," arrives in Egypt after Cleopatra has been deposed by wily siblings. Legend has it - as does George - that the nubile future queen chose to be smuggled secretly to Caesar's boudoir in a rug. After an unfurling and some shrewd diplomatic chat, lovemaking with this "courteous and elegant man" beckons thrillingly. Then follow idylls in exotically beautiful eastern landscapes and the queen's pregnancy (she bears Caesar a son). Besotted, curious, but wary of Caesar's homeland, Cleopatra joins Caesar in Rome, witnesses Triumphs (victory parades), blood sports, and some nasty political maneuvering. Then come the Ides and Cleopatra is "widowed." Enter Marc Antony a few years later, a military hero who, with Caesar's heir, Octavian, defeated Caesar's assassins, and with Octavian rules Rome. Ah, Antony! - he of "bodily perfection." The queen will have three children by Antony, and continue her campaign for the return of old Egyptian territories. There are dreams of glory with nobly intentioned Antony, but all too soon comes the horror of defeat and parting. Cleopatra outwits Octavian only by her self-inflicted death. Unlike George's Mary, based on that sovereign's letters and diaries, Cleopatra's voice is lost in the sands of time, and its echo here is curiously bland. As for the power boys - Caesar and Antony - both lack the steely tang of Colleen McCullough's portraits. Still, Cleopatra's story has a timeless fascination. (Kirkus Reviews)

Promotional "Headline"

An enthralling tale of passion, ambition and betrayal

Details ISBN0330353829 Author Margaret George Pages 1152 Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 0330353829 ISBN-13 9780330353823 Format Paperback Imprint Pan Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Illustrations map Birth 1943 Media Book Edition 1st Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2012-05-10 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-05-10 AU Release Date 2012-05-10 NZ Release Date 2012-05-10 Audience Age 18 We've got this

At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love!

TheNile_Item_ID:1076729;