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After reading Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran, I wanted to read Michelle Moran's other two books, Nefertiti and The Heretic Queen. I just finished The Heretic Queen over the weekend and I loved it.
Nefertari is the niece of Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, who is known in Egypt as a heretic and no one ...
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... Virgil, Horace, Maecenas and so many others!
Following the young life of Kleopatra Selene, Michelle Moran has once again brought history and leisure reading together in a ... but I definitely enjoyed the story of her adolescence and precociousness.
Disclaimer: A thank you to Michelle Moran for providing a copy of "Cleopatra's Daughter" to read and review. Acceptance of a review ...
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... excited when I got my hand’s on Cleopatra’s Daughter. Once agin, Moran brings to life a lesser known historical figure. In this story, we ... Rome. It is a fascinating read not only because of the vividness of the characters, but also because of the added details that Moran brings to the story. You learn about what life was like and, especially cool, about how things were built ...
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... my brother like a bull for the slaughter, so why shoulsdn't I be next? And who better to do the job than you?"
~Page 393
Title: Cleopatra's Daughter
Author: Michelle Moran
ISBN: 9780307409126
Publisher: Crown/2009
Pages: 448
When Octavian's army arrives into Egypt, first Marc Antony and then Cleopatra kill themselves, ...
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I think most people have watched the classic movie, CLEOPATRA, starring Elizabeth Taylor and her legendary lover, Richard Burton, starring as Cleo's legendary lover, Mark Anthony. If not, click on this link to learn more-
It's not necessary and the movie's not entirely accurate, but I think it'd be fun to watch before reading this novel. The costumes are drop-dead ...
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Rick Moran
That’s the headline of a Byron York column in the Examiner that raises new questions about the firing of ... visitor logs were released and it showed him meeting with the Norris, who was then Michelle Obama’s chief of staff. A re-interview of ... Corporation business, but not the Walpin matter, with Norris.
Michelle Obama was going to make Americorps her baby and didn’t ...
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... trying to find a message.”
Tiahrt spokeswoman Michelle Schroeder said the e-mail was sent to select supporters to remind ... . citizens traveling to Cuba.
The statement makes no mention of Moran.
According to the Library of Congress, the House bill has 179 co-sponsors ... silly,” he said. “It’s obvious that Jerry Moran is not a communist.”
Beatty said it brought to mind a ...
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... for Rep. Todd Tiahrt. He actually claims that Rep. Jerry Moran, his opponent in this upcoming bid for re-election, is backed by the ... it does not endorse candidates.
From The Wichita Eagle:
The Jerry Moran campaign is seeing red over an e-mail from Senate rival Todd ... still trying to find a message."
Tiahrt spokeswoman Michelle Schroeder said the e-mail was sent to select supporters to remind ...
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... her spell book.
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran. I really loved Moran's first two books. Ancient Egypt is one of my obsessions, and her take on it is always fascinating. That said, this latest book didn' ... 's father and stepmother, Nefertiti) read Nefertiti by Michelle Moran. Her research is WAY better, and she doesn't try to pass it off as nonfiction. She ...
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... right now?
Tempted By: P.C. & Kristin CastNefertiti By Michelle Moran
7. Name some of your favorite blogs.
I read quite a few and love them all, here is a few of my favorites...
Babbling About Books and More- Dreamer's Ramblings-
... After-
Literary Escapism-
Loving True Blood In Dallas-
Michelle's Book Blog-
Ramblings on Romance Etc...-
Romance ...
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... enter enter! The prize bucket is AWESOME:
1. My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman
2. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (signed)
3. DupliKate by Cherry Cheva
4. Switch by Carol Snow
5. Snap by Carol Snow (ARC)
6 ... Jones
10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (ARC)
11. Prophecy of The Sisters by Michelle Zink
12. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
13. It's Not You, ...
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... the series after Fade and Wake). at her blog. Enter before Nov 26 at midnight EST. (If you'd rather haveFade or Wake instead, just tell her!).
Win Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (and an authentic Roman coin, wow) at Made in Canaries. Ends Nov 28.
Various Christmas titles are up for grabs at All About. The last three ...
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... Brady (Short Story Collection)
Last Night in Montreal, by Emily St. John Mandel (Literary Fiction/Contemporary Fiction)
Cleopatra’s Daughter, by Michelle Moran (Historical Fiction)
Everyone is Beautiful, by Katherine Center (Women’s Fiction)
The Laws of Harmony, by Judith Ryan Hendricks (Women’s Fiction)
Love Begins ...
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... reached my 50 book goal. Wahoo!
So I'm hitting the highlights of what I've read and loved since then:
#60 -- Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Historical fiction, obviously, about Cleopatra's daughter Selene and what happens when she and her brothers are taken to Rome by Octavian. Good though the last third seemed to drag. It ...
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... Manuscript
Jeanne Kalogridis - History is a Bitch
Kimberly Eve
Leslie Dicken
Lisa Yarde
Lisa Yarde - The Brooklyn Scribbler
Margaret Tanner
Marina Fiorato
Michelle Moran - History Buff
Ronald W. Adams
Rosemary Morris
Susan Higginbotham - Reading Raving and Ranting by a Historical Fiction Writer
Tristi Pinkston
Wendy ...
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