Her Majesty The King

 Her Majesty The King

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       November 26, 2014

 

Author  Patricia L. O?۪Neill

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ISBN:                 9781921517182(pbk)
Publisher:         New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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“If my brother had lived I’d be marrying him today” is the opening line of one of the most compelling reads of a long time. Based in the facts of ancient Egyptian history the story of the woman who would eventually become one of the most revered and powerful leaders of her time unfold. We met Hatshepsut as a young girl mourning the death of her favourite brother, the brother she should have married to ensure the royal line of the Pharaoh’s of Egypt. We agonise with her as she faces up to the true reality of having to marry the brother she actively detests and applaud her strength as she faces the reality of the pathway carved out for her by the sudden death of her father, who passes the royal ka to her on his deathbed.

Beautifully written, the historic facts are interwoven throughout the story in such a way that the tapestry, lives and loves of Ancient Egypt are once again bought alive.

Fiction