Nefertiti

A Novel

De: Michelle Moran

Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “compulsively readable” (Diana Gabaldon) novel teeming with love, betrayal, and religious conflict that brings ancient Egypt to vivid life, from the author of Cleopatra’s Daughter and Maria

“Meticulously researched and richly detailed . . . an engrossing tribute to one of the most powerful and alluring women in history.”—The Boston Globe

Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provided wives to the rulers of Egypt for centuries. Ambitious, charismatic, and beautiful, Nefertiti is destined to marry Amunhotep, an unstable young pharaoh. It is hoped that her strong personality will temper the young ruler’s heretical desire to forsake Egypt’s ancient gods.

From the moment of her arrival in Thebes, Nefertiti is beloved by the people, but she fails to see that powerful forces are plotting against her husband’s reign. The only person brave enough to warn the queen is her younger sister, yet remaining loyal to Nefertiti will force Mutnodjmet into a dangerous political game—one that could cost her everything she holds dear.

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“Nefertiti is a fascinating window into the past, a heroic story with a very human heart. Compulsively readable!”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Breath of Snow and Ashes

“A wonderful, beautifully written, and well researched novel, Nefertiti is a page-turner filled with amazing visuals of a dazzling historical period.”—Romance Reviews Today

“A stunning debut-I can't believe it's her first novel-what a thrilling read! I found the whole book rich and compelling, exciting and haunting. Nefertiti is a fine creation, both appealing and frightening, and she's surrounded by a thoroughly satisfying cast of characters, too. The whole world of Anceient Egypt comes to life.”—Rosalind Miles, bestselling author of I, Elizabeth

“There haven’t been two more fascinating or outrageous siblings since the Boleyn sisters . . . Nefertiti is obsessive reading.”—Robin Maxwell, author of The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn

“An engrossing page-turner, Nefertiti brings ancient Egypt to life as two royal sisters struggle to find fulfillment and happiness—one craving ultimate political power, the other desiring only to follow her heart. A strong debut novel of passion and intrigue, Nefertiti kept me up way too late!”—India Edghill, author of Wisdom’s Daughter

“A provocative portrait of limitless power in an ancient land of limitless fascination.”—Ki Longfellow, author of The Secret Magdalene

“Though sometimes big events are telegraphed, Moran, who lives in California and is making her U.S. debut, gets the details just right, and there are still plenty of surprises in an epic that brings an ancient world to life.”—Publishers Weekly

“Beautifully written and completely engrossing, this first novel should enjoy wide readership.”—Library Journal

Interesting Picture of Egypt, Not a Thriller

I feel this book revealed the history of this strange period in Egypt. The Pharoah Akenaten and Nefertiti are fascinating personalities. They seem to be a bit caricatured as a self-important youthful king and a selfish, petulant queen. The book is written from the perspective of Nefertiti's sister. The author writes from a feminine bent and in the words of a sister who is expected to be the slave of her famous older sister. While this may or may not have been true, it gets a bit old as the book goes on. You want to scream, "get a backbone!", which she only does in the last chapters.
The book paints a good picture of the times in Egypt, but it tends to overemphasize the family relationships at the expense of the political developments.

Interesting arguably speculative account of ancient Egypt

This is the kind of book that made me wish for a minimum of an hour-long afterword. I loved Alan Drury's book A God Against the Gods, which has rather a different take on a lot of this. There is apparently so much we can never really know about the way these events unfolded – that is part of their attraction. This was enjoyable, although the writing was not particularly compelling. I have enjoyed other of Ms. Moran's books perhaps more. Still, it's entertaining.

A few hours to take you back in time

Enjoyed the story line and how the rise to power was outlined. Being the absolute power in the land and inbreeding may have been unraveling of the empire. Enjoyed the narrator and her ability to make you feel the story and characters.

Excellent

Excellent story by Michelle Moran and an amazing presentation by C. Campbell. Can't wait to read her other books.

This book is EXCELLENT download it ASAP

... Nerfetiti and The Heretic Queen should be made into a movie! These 2 books are just mind blowing. Such a good read 👍🏽