The Drowning King
$20.96
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2017
Summary
The Drowning King: A Throne of Sand and Betrayal
It’s a new era for Alexandria. Cleopatra and her younger brother, Ptolemy, are on the throne, but eleven-year-old Ptolemy, long overshadowed, yearns to prove himself a king. He’s no match for Cleopatra, who quickly establishes her dominance.
A year later, Cleopatra flees the palace after alienating Rome’s legions. Ptolemy seizes his chance, but faces complications: Cleopatra has allied with their sister Arsinoe, forcing Ptolem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751560206 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751560200 |
| Author: | Emily Holleman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 28mm |
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Magnificent… The vivacity, the verve, the sense of bone deep truth of the writing - all are superb. Some writers seem destined to unearth the truth of a time and a place and a set of people: Mary Renault and Alexander, Hilary Mantel and Thomas Cromwell and now Emily Holleman and the last generation of Ptolemies. There’s a freshness to the prose that is truly captivating, and a dynamism to the narrative that gives life to the people whose names are otherwise a footnote in history. - Manda Scott on Cleopatra’s Shadows
Cleopatra is a minor character in this novel, with Holleman telling the story from the points of view of Bernice and Arsinoe. This produces an engaging story of family dynamics, trust and politics, as both sisters try to survive in the new world. An excellent debut from Holleman about two sisters often forgotten by history. - Sydney Morning Herald on Cleopatra’s ShadowsAbout The Author
Emily Holleman
Emily Holleman became fascinated with Cleopatra’s younger sister Arsinoe on a 2011 trip to Egypt and has been researching and writing about the Ptolemies ever since. A graduate of Yale University, Holleman spent several years as an editor for Salon.com-a job she left to follow Arsinoe and her quest for the throne of Alexandria. She lives and works in Brooklyn and is, unsurprisingly, also a younger sister.
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