Release Date: June 6th, 2017
Publisher: Picador
Author: Gwendolyn Womack
Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery
Pages: 368
Semele Cavnow appraises antiquities for an exclusive Manhattan auction house, deciphering ancient texts—and when she discovers a manuscript written in the time of Cleopatra, she knows it will be the find of her career. Its author tells the story of a priceless tarot deck, now lost to history, but as Semele delves further, she realizes the manuscript is more than it seems. Both a memoir and a prophecy, it appears to be the work of a powerful seer, describing devastating wars and natural disasters in detail thousands of years before they occurred.
Why I'm Waiting: I was pulled at the mention of Cleopatra. Egyptian history has always been a favorite for me to read and learn about, plus it's a mystery. I'm all in on this one!
Tell me about your favorite book either set in ancient Egypt, or involving Egyptian history!
I'm looking forward to this one, too! I took a course on ancient Egypt in college and I loved it, but it's not a setting I see a lot of! Great pick!
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