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Nefertiti: A Novel by Michelle Moran
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Nefertiti: A Novel (edition 2008)

by Michelle Moran

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This fictionalized life of the notorious queen is told from the point of view of her younger sister, Mutnodjmet. In 1351 B.C., Prince Amunhotep secretly kills his older brother and becomes next in line to Egypt's throne: he's 17, and the 15-year-old Nefertiti soon becomes his chief wife.He already has a wife, but Kiya's blood is not as royal, nor is she as bewitching as Nefertiti. As Mutnodjmet, two years younger than her sister, looks on (and falls in love), Amunhotep and the equally ambitious Nefertiti worship a different main god, displace the priests who control Egypt's wealth and begin building a city that boasts the royal likenesses chiseled in stone. Things get tense when Kiya has sons and the popular Nefertiti has only daughters, and they come to a boil when the army is used to build temples to the pharaoh and his queen instead of protecting Egypt's borders.… (more)
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Title:Nefertiti: A Novel
Authors:Michelle Moran
Info:Three Rivers Press (2008), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 496 pages
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I read this for the "About A World Leader" part of my 2020 reading challenge. I really enjoyed it, the characters were interesting and easy to tell apart, and the world was easy to visualize. Plot-wise it did feel a little rushed and it was hard to tell how much time had passed, but I still look forward to book 2. ( )
  Linyarai | Mar 6, 2024 |
I really enjoyed this book. It seems an Egyptian version of the Boleyn books by Phillipa Gregory. The story isn't as much about Nefertiti as it is about her sister Mutny. Since much of this time has to be pieced together from what little information we have take the events and people with a grain of salt and enjoy the story. ( )
  MsTera | Oct 10, 2023 |
This book definitely got me interested in Ancient Eygpt history and I found myself googling constantly and finding out what facts were true and what was imagined. It also got me looking into other historical fiction. Right now I'm on the Tudor England period.

This book was a fast read. Very intense, and interesting. I think it was a good idea to have the sister be the narrater, because Nefertiti would have been too self involved to actually say what was going on around her. ( )
  LinBee83 | Aug 23, 2023 |
“You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so...”
― Michelle Moran, Nefertiti

This is the first book I have ever read about Nefertiti. It was a great read.

It takes the reader through Nefertiti's whole life.I did not know much about before reading this book. It was particularly wonderful at setting the mood and taking us inside her world.

I have read other books by this author and she is great at Historical Fiction. But I particularly enjoyed this one. I have always had an interest in Cleopatra but knew very little about Nefertiti. I learned so much.

For me, when reading any work of historical fiction, I need to feel like I'm there. Atmosphere is as important as good writing. Michelle Moran does both. I breezed through this book and really enjoyed it.

There is alot of tragedy but that I did know going in. It is also told through the eyes of Nefertiti's sister which some readers did not like but which I thought was fine.

I would give this 4.5 stars. This is a compelling work of Historical Fiction, written extremely well and I very much enjoyed it. ( )
  Thebeautifulsea | Aug 4, 2022 |
Sono rimasta affascinata da questo libro, lo devo ammettere!! Il modo in cui è stato scritto mi ha entusiasmato e mi sono sentita presa dalla prima pagina all'ultima. Stra-consigliato se amate la storia e il fascino dell'Antico Egitto!! ♥ ( )
  XSassyPants | Jun 11, 2022 |
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To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again. --Egyptian proverb
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To my father, Robert Francis Moran, who gave me his love of language and books. You left too soon and never saw this published, but I think, somehow, you always knew. Thank you for knowing, and for your magnificent life, which inspired me in so many ways.
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If you are to believe what the viziers say, then Amunhotep killed his brother for the crown of Egypt.
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This fictionalized life of the notorious queen is told from the point of view of her younger sister, Mutnodjmet. In 1351 B.C., Prince Amunhotep secretly kills his older brother and becomes next in line to Egypt's throne: he's 17, and the 15-year-old Nefertiti soon becomes his chief wife.He already has a wife, but Kiya's blood is not as royal, nor is she as bewitching as Nefertiti. As Mutnodjmet, two years younger than her sister, looks on (and falls in love), Amunhotep and the equally ambitious Nefertiti worship a different main god, displace the priests who control Egypt's wealth and begin building a city that boasts the royal likenesses chiseled in stone. Things get tense when Kiya has sons and the popular Nefertiti has only daughters, and they come to a boil when the army is used to build temples to the pharaoh and his queen instead of protecting Egypt's borders.

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