bewitched companion (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The fabled Egyptian queen bursts into fierce and complex life' Caroline Lea'Vivid and compelling' Anya Bergman'Shows us the true Cleopatra in all of her pride and glory' Luna McNamara'As glorious and enthralling as its heroine' Naomi Kelsey'A dazzling tale writhing with tension like a desert snake' Rachel Louise Driscol'Thrilling. . . brings the ancient world vividly to life' Cathryn Kemp'Solomons breathes life into the myth. Gripping' Elizabeth LeeFrom the international bestselling author comes an unmissable new retelling of the life of one of the most captivating and misrepresented female figures in history.Cleopatra, Egyptian Princess, grows up the favoured daughter of the Pharoah, hiding amongst the scrolls in the great library of Alexandria with her beloved slave Charmian, longing for the chance one day to write her own story.Then when her father dies, willing that Cleopatra rule with her selfish brother Ptolemy, danger stirs. As the young Egyptian Queen sails the Nile to greet her people, he plots to destroy her and take the throne for himself.But while Ptolemy has the power of Egypt behind him, Cleopatra has her wits. And when the great Caesar arrives from Rome, she realises he could be the key to her salvation - though courting this powerful man could cost her everything.Can Cleopatra save her life, her throne, her beloved Egypt and finally command her own history A powerful, unmissable new retelling, this is a captivating story of female power and vulnerability, of love and loss, fierce friendship and terrible betrayal.It's time to meet the real Cleopatra.READER REVIEWS\*\*\*\*\* 'I was absolutely bewitched'\*\*\*\*\* 'This book was both intimate and refreshing, vivid. I felt both the sticky heat of Egypt, and the cool breeze of the Queen's apartments at night.'\*\*\*\*\* '10/10 a much needed exploration into one of the most infamous women in ancient history'\*\*\*\*\* 'It shows her not so much as the beautiful seductress we see in other stories but clever and young ruler, and later mother. I liked seeing her grow as a person and ruler, but what I enjoyed most was her relationship with her slave and companion, it added a vulnerable side to her character that we rarely see.'\*\*\*\*\* 'Solomon's gift is to immerse you in an immediately believable world and to connect you with character from the start. I found myself constantly wanting to check details reading Cleopatra, fascinated by the woman coming alive before me.'\*\*\*\*\* 'I raced through the final section, heart wrung for the women whose story is forgotten in the plays. Just brilliant!'.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "How can the mind take hold of such a country?" asked E.M. Forster in "A Passage to India". How indeed? For the past 2500 years conquerors, travellers, traders, missionaries and artists have left records of their encounters with the subcontinent - bewitched, bemused, amused, dismayed - and this book is culled from the best of them. The first accounts which reached Greece spoke of giant animals which could detect gold with their snouts and of women who would give themselves to any man in exchange for an elephant. As Indian culture slowly evolved, it inspired a glorious profusion of comment, observation and misapprehension, encompassing the sublime and the ridiculous in almost equal measure. Many of the authors quoted here, such as Naipaul, Kipling, Chaudhuri and Forster, will be familiar to lovers of literature, but the real joys are often to be found in material rarely seen before - in the unpublished diaries of colonial housewives, the letters of French botanists, and the reflections of returning exiles. India is overwhelming in its beauty, its melancholy, its sheer richness and diversity; no other culture can offer such a range of experience. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.