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From Library Journal
Cleopatra has captivated generations, and this huge novel will ensure additional adulation. Beginning with a memory at age three of witnessing her mother's death and ending with her own suicide, Cleopatra tells her story. Both the telling and the tale are exceptional. George (Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles, St. Martin's, 1992) combines history and legend with her own imagination to produce a fascinating portrait. Strangely, some of the more implausible events, such as Cleopatra's being hidden in a rug and taken to Caesar, are fact, not fiction. The graceful use of the language and the intense action make for compelling reading. Success is guaranteed: book club rights have been sold to the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club, and miniseries rights have been sold to Hallmark Productions. For most libraries.?Dorothy S. Golden, Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro
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From AudioFile
Passionate, mysterious Cleopatra VII of Egypt tells the story of her life and the history of Egypt during the lives of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Egyptian court intrigue, Roman politics and military campaigns are accurately recounted through the lively narration of Chelsea Adams. The lack of vocal characterizations is perfect for a first-person tale, particularly with all the changes in locale. Cleopatra's famous marriage to Julius Caesar and her love of Marc Antony are described by Cleopatra through George's imagination and Adams's sweet voice. George and Adams combine efforts to bring Cleopatra's famous story to life for the listener. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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