Lady of the reeds
By: Pauline Gedge.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Soho Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: Ramses II, King of Egypt -- Fiction.; Concubinage -- Egypt -- History -- Fiction.; Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C. -- Fiction.
Description: She grew up on the reed-lined banks of the Upper Nile but she was not like the other villagers of Aswat. Intelligent and ambitious, Thu is convinced that her destiny is greater than to marry a peasant, tend crops and breed sons. She wants more. When Hui, aristocrat, healer and famed seer, anchors his barge at the nearby temple, young Thu swims to it, willing to offer him anything, even herself, for a glimpse of her future. And so she starts a journey that finally leads her to power as Lady Thu, beloved concubine of Ramses III - until, once again, she wants more.
Notes: Previously published as: House of dreams.