The Double Crown: Secret Writings of the Female Pharaoh, by Marié Heese (used)

Set in ancient Egypt, this is the fascinating and true story of Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh who ruled over Upper and Lower Egypt for two decades around 1500 BC.

I have sailed the Nile at sunset, floating on a sheet of living gold. I have felt a child's soft arms, a dying woman's bony grip, a lover's warm caress. I have inhaled the incense of the gods.

"What truly brings these pages to life is how Hatshepsut weaves her path to ultimate power throughout the story, illuminating her childhood, her marriage and her lovers, the pains and joys of becoming a mother – and the betrayals she faced, both as a passionate woman and a fierce ruler... I found [it] an illuminating, utterly unputdownable read." – Dan Lazar (Writers House, New York)

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