{"product_id":"cleopatras-shadows-paperback","title":"Cleopatra's Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Holleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage-turning historical fiction that reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before Caesar and the carpet, before Antony and Actium, before Octavian and the asp, there was Arsinoe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abandoned by her beloved 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. Even as the quick-witted girl wins Berenice's favor, a new specter haunts her days-dark dreams that have a habit of coming true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To survive, she escapes the palace for the war-torn streets of Alexandria. Meanwhile, Berenice confronts her own demons as she fights to maintain power. 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Holleman\u003c\/b\u003e, a graduate of Yale University, spent several years as an editor for \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e -- a job she left to follow Arsinoë and her quest for the throne of Egypt. Currently based in Brooklyn, she has devoted the past three years to reading and writing about the Ptolemies and is, like Arsinoë, a younger sister. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCleopatra's Shadows: A Fall of Egypt Novel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47996537045213,"sku":"9780316382991","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/eHBqHKdUR-9780316382991.webp?v=1780534409","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/cleopatras-shadows-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}