Cleopatra's shadows
Subtitle: a novel
By: Emily Holleman
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780316382984
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: Reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister. Reading-group guide available.

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.