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2 and half stars. I have a thing for bad-ass women of history. You know, the ones that totally didn't do what conventional women of their day and age did and proceeded to kicked some serious ass. So obviously, the first time I heard about Hatshepsut in history class, I fell in love. The second female Leggi tutto

A wonderful blend of history and fiction. Intrigue, glory, failure, love, loss, it's all here in a captivating, deliciously described setting. Mrs. Gedge does a wonderful job of making Ancient Egypt and the characters within spring to life from the page. No one here is one dimensional or perfect. Si Leggi tutto

Un libro entretenido . Una trama novelada sobre la vida de Hatshepsut. Una mujer que en su época logró ser faraón. Como todos los libros de Pauline Gedge mezcla muy acertadamente la historia real con la novelada. Aunque no es el libro que más me ha gustado de esta autora es muy ameno.

I have a thing about Hatshepsut. She was the first 'great woman' of known history, and that's a freaking big deal. Moreover, her reign was peaceful, prosperous, and well administered. Her greatest achievements include building of monuments, many of which still stand. Unfortunately, later pharaohs, p Leggi tutto

Este libro llegó a mis manos por estar dentro de una colección de novela histórica que publicó El Pais , yo no conocía a la autora y en un principio pensé que sería un libro mas en el que nos narrarían la vida de la celebre Cleopatra VII pero no era así. La autora da vida a Hatshepsut la primera muj Leggi tutto

I have read this book more times than I can remember starting when I was about sixteen and still in high school. Child of the Morning is probably one of the very first books that I can remember that actually moved me emotionally. It's powerful in it's imagery and emotions. To qoute Penguin Canada's

No soy mucho de novela histórica, pero reconozco que este libro me ha gustado mucho. Soy una apasionada del Antiguo Egipto en general, lo cual sin duda ha ayudado. No es que tenga una trama o un argumento como tal. La Dama del Nilo cuenta la vida de la faraona Hatshepsut, desde su niñez hasta su mue Leggi tutto

شهبانوی دره‌ی نیل داستان معروف‌ترین فرعون زن مصره. بانویی به نام هتشپسوته که طی ماجراهایی از جمله کمبود وارث، فرعون میشه ولی حالا باید علاوه بر مشکلات پادشاهی بر سرزمین وسیع مصر به مشکلاتی که یک زن ممکنه از طرف درباریان باهاش مواجه بشه هم غلبه کنه. هتشپسوت مجبور میشه خودش رو در غالب مردان بریزه. ریش Leggi tutto

Horizons and Cultural Tag! Child of the Morning chronicles the life of Hatshepsut, (female) Pharaoh and Queen, as she rises in Egyptian rule to power. There is lots of early Egypt culture and rites, as well as mysticism and folklore, and Hatshepsut is the eventual grandmother to Amunothep. Our heroi Leggi tutto