Cleopatra: The Story of the Beautiful Egyptian Queen
Valerie Wilding
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(A&C Black Childrens & Educational, March 14, 2013)
Cleopatra is an iconic figure and one of the most powerful women inhistory. The last pharaoh of Egypt, and often depicted as a greatbeauty, she was renowned for her liaisons with the world's mostpowerful men, including Gaius Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Thisfictional retelling of her life is a dramatic and thrilling story.Lives in Action is a series ofnarrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figuresin history. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction willkeep the most reluctant reader hooked.