![]() And even as she makes her boldest move of all, her enemies will plot her downfall. ![]() Ever daring, she will lead a vast army and build great temples, but always she will be torn between the demands of leadership and the desires of her heart. Once, Hatshepsut anticipated being free to live and love as she chose. And when Thut suddenly dies, Hatshepsut becomes de facto ruler, as regent to her two-year-old nephew. But it is another of Thut's wives, the commoner Aset, who bears him a son, while Hatshepsut develops a searing attraction for his brilliant adviser Senenmut. Hatshepsut enters a loveless marriage with her half brother, Thut, to secure his claim to the Isis Throne and produce a male heir. But the death of her elder sister, Neferubity, in a gruesome accident arising from Hatshepsut's games forces her to confront her guilt.and sets her on a profoundly changed course. ![]() The pharaoh's pampered second daughter, lively, intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Nile's marshlands. ![]() From the author of The Secret History comes a vibrant historical novel about a woman who dared to declare herself pharaoh.Įgypt, 1400s BC. ![]()
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