{"product_id":"i-am-cleopatra-9780063449756","title":"I Am Cleopatra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Simply gorgeous! The prose flows as smoothly as the waters of the Nile, rich in sensory detail . . . . Solomons pulls back the layers of history to show us the true Cleopatra in all of her pride and glory.\"--Luna McNamara, author of \u003cem\u003ePsyche \u0026amp; Eros\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wonderful . . . . A fresh and lively take on a well-known tale.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFair Rosaline\u003c\/em\u003e comes a captivating historical novel--a powerful retelling of the life of one of the most beguiling and misrepresented female figures in history, Cleopatra.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe favored daughter of the Pharaoh, Egyptian Princess Cleopatra spent her childhood hiding amid the scrolls in the great library of Alexandria, dreaming of one day writing her own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her father dies, naming both Cleopatra and her selfish brother Ptolemy as his successors to the throne, danger arises. While the young Queen sails the Nile to greet her people, her brother plots to eliminate her and rule the empire alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while Ptolemy has the power of the kingdom behind him, Cleopatra has her cunning wits. When the great Caesar arrives from Rome, she realizes he could be the key to her salvation--though courting this powerful man could cost her everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Cleopatra save her life, her throne, and her beloved Egypt and finally write her own history?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from the dueling perspectives of Cleopatra and Caesar's mistress Servilia, \u003cem\u003eI Am Cleopatra \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful, addictively readable reimagining of the alluring queen's life. A modern retelling that goes beyond previous caricatures, \u003cem\u003eI Am Cleopatra\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating portrait of the flesh-and blood-woman behind the great legend. Natasha Solomons' spellbinding story of female power and fragility, love and loss, fierce friendship and terrible betrayal introduces at last the real Cleopatra in all her glory and vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolomons, Natasha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatasha Solomons \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of nine internationally bestselling novels, including \u003cem\u003eMr. Rosenblum Dreams in English, The House at Tyneford, \u003c\/em\u003e which was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and chosen for the Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club, and \u003cem\u003eFair Rosaline\u003c\/em\u003e. Natasha lives in Dorset with her children. She also works as a playwright and screenwriter. Her novels have been translated into seventeen languages. When not writing in the studio, Natasha can usually be found in her garden or kitchen dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661507789074,"sku":"9780063449756","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f05b884-e736-4de4-b876-b918d2708bf1.jpg?v=1760446661","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-cleopatra-9780063449756","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}