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Cleopatra's shadows : a novel / Emily Holleman.

Holleman, Emily, (author.).

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Abandoned by her beloved sister Cleopatra and an indifferent father, young Arsinoe must fight for her survival in the bloodthirsty royal court when her half-sister Berenice seizes Egypt's throne. To survive, she escapes the palace for the war-torn streets of Alexandria. When their deposed father Ptolemy marches on the city with a Roman army, both daughters must decide where their allegiances truly lie, and Arsinoe grapples with the truth: that the only way to survive her dynasty is to rule it.
Reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister. Reading-group guide available.

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  • ISBN: 0316382981
  • ISBN: 9780316382984
  • Physical Description: 342 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.

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Arsinoe IV, Queen of Egypt, -41 B.C. > Fiction.
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. > Fiction.
Egypt > History > 30 B.C.-640 A.D. > Fiction.
Egypt > History > Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D. > Fiction.
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Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.

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