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Cleopatra 54 BC: When Your Father Leaves You The Family Business ~or~ Who Let The Scribes Out? (Cleopatra Kebab) Kindle Edition

by Marian Marion Kebab (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In 54 BC, Egypt is bankrupt and deep in debt due to a long line of inept Ptolemies. At 15, Cleopatra has been plopped on the throne to support her dad’s early retirement, and there’s a learning curve ... where relationships are concerned. Star-crossed, separated, reunited, desired ... just normal people ... all set in a backdrop of ancient Egypt with embezzling Romans, rude politicians, an ex-witchdoctor, priestesses, working girls, and a small dog … what’s not to like?

Anxious to refill the treasury and payoff the debts, Cleopatra tries a number of different schemes. She sends two scribes on a secret mission of 1000’s of miles up and down the Nile (romantically bonding them with priestesses to make sure they come back). She plots the legal demise of a Roman tax collector with the women in his house, tries to whittle away loyalties of 2,500 Romans with the help of Alexandrian women, deals with domestic and international politics, plays both sides of a diplomatic game for patronage, befuddles Caesar in Gaul, and stumbles with her own coming-of-age issues.

See how a woman is trained to snare a husband, without him realizing what’s happening. What kind of dance is it, exactly, that the scribe does to amuse his paramour in her bedroom? What could that scholar have possibly done to get him banned-for-life from a woman’s temple? Watch how a storytelling Macedonian warrior gets turned into a tongue-tied puppy at first glance of a friendly Kushite. Will the Romans ever figure out that they’re being manipulated by the entire female population of Alexandria? What are that priestess’ OTHER tattoos?

It’s 6 years before Caesar steps foot in Egypt ... another 9 before Antony shows up. It's not a typical Cleopatra narrative.

It’s a world where women call the shots and men do the grunt work. It's a story about how people deal with unexpected situations and unintended consequences, and how sometimes the heart just wants what the heart wants.

New Series, New Genre: Historical Romantic Comedy. Did it work for you? Needs something? A review is a good way to let me know. Thanks.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PP18HZD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marian Marion Kebab (March 17, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 11360 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 594 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Marian Marion Kebab

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I'm interested in squeezing the facts out of ancient primary sources and creating an exotic yet somehow familiar stage. I'm a bit of a recluse and social-media phobic, but it gives me plenty of time to research digital libraries all over the world (the Vatican, Spain, Germany, the UK).

My overall view of history is that prominent figures weren't bigger than life, pompous, preening aristocrats. They weren't LIKE us ... they *WERE* us. Personalities and behaviors are recognizable today over 1000's of years of distance. People are people.

Since I maintain that historical figures aren't really that different from the guy down the street, I use humor to make it interesting, light reading.

A little bit of "Friends", a little bit of "Scrubs", a little bit of Indiana Jones, and a distant whiff of Robert Graves. Step into a world where you'd feel comfortable in a one-shoulder sheath dress, kilt, or tunic. Wear the sandals with toes: it's dark and there's rocks.

Please visit my website. There's a little more information on the books and characters, but a lot of annotated facts that I used for references on Ptolemaic/Hellenistic Egypt. I didn't create a fantasy environment, I just watched people move around in a well documented world.

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Rick Matz
5.0 out of 5 stars Historical fiction that doesn't disappoint
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019
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I love historical fiction and this one doesn't disappoint.

Cleopatra 54 BC couples an engaging, humorous story with tons of facts about the ancient world of the Egyptians and Romans., including the most complete family tree of Cleopatra/Julius Caesar/Mark Antony.

The detail is simply stunning and for a history buff like myself, a real treasure.

I've really enjoyed this book. I think that you will too.
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Colorado Gal
5.0 out of 5 stars Cleopatra The Real Deal
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2019
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I loved this book. The author demonstrates his wide breadth of historical knowledge without encumbering the reader with petty details. He tells an intriguing story by providing insight into the lives and struggles of the people of that time; especially women. The emotional resonance of the narrative makes the characters memorable. It wins the reader's heart and heightens their desire to know what the future holds.
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E. M. Foner
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blast From The Past
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2019
I enjoyed this book so much that I read it straight through over the weekend. It's got a little bit of everything, politics, humor, intrigue, an expedition up the Nile, and even manages a touch of erotica without getting dirty. While the ending is perfectly satisfactory, I thought I caught a hint in the end notes that there may be another book sometimes in the distant future, so I can always hope.

I loved all of the linguistic humor and cultural misunderstandings, and the way the author made the lives of scribes and temple priestesses come alive in a by concentrating on the interesting possibilities of their professions rather than on modern sensibilities.

I wish I was a better review writer but I'm always afraid of giving away too much so I'll leave it at that.
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