Lily of the Nile, Stephanie Dray
Lily of the Nile, Stephanie Dray
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Lily of the Nile
A Novel of Cleopatra’s Daughter

Author: Stephanie Dray

Narrator: Kyla Garcia

Unabridged: 12 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2018


Synopsis

The extraordinary daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony seeks to reclaim her birthright in the first novel of an epic historical fiction trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of America’s First Daughter.With both of her parents dead, Princess Selene and her two surviving brothers are left at the mercy of their captors, taken from Egypt and put on display as war trophies in Rome. Trapped in an empire that reviles her heritage and suspects her faith, Selene struggles for survival in a court of intrigue. She can’t hide the hieroglyphics that carve themselves into her hands, nor can she stop the emperor from using her powers for his own ends.Faced with a new and ruthless Caesar who is obsessed with having a Cleopatra of his very own, Selene is determined to resurrect her mother’s dreams and succeed where she failed. But there’s no telling what success will cost her in a treacherous political game where the only rule is win or die.

About Stephanie Dray

Stephanie Dray is an award-winning, bestselling, and two-time RITA-nominated author of historical women’s fiction. Before she became a novelist, she was a lawyer, a game designer, and a teacher. Now she uses the stories of women in history to inspire the young women of today.

About Kyla Garcia

Kyla Garcia is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. Born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, she discovered acting at the age of eight when she played Lady Macbeth in a children’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. She made her off-Broadway debut at fifteen when she played Dorothy in Oz: A Twisted Musical. Eleven years after she discovered her passion for acting, she would go on to play Lady Macbeth once again in London at the Globe Theatre, where she studied Shakespeare during her third year at Mason Gross School of the Arts. She received her BFA in acting from Rutgers University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Merna

I suppose many of us know Cleopatra's story. An Egyptian queen who seduced two Roman generals in order to keep Egypt an independent kingdom. Antony, the second Roman general, becomes so infatuated with Cleopatra that he starts to recklessly hand out Roman territory to her, such as Syria and Libya et......more

I can't imagine how hard it would be to create a fictional novel using real historical characters and events. Stephanie Dray did it and was able to create a great book which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The book begins with Cleopatra losing Alexandria. Cleopatra's children, Prince Alexander and Prin......more

Goodreads review by Kate

I missed an opportunity to blurb this book thanks to some mixups with the US Postal Service, but was delighted to buy and review it later. "Lily of the Nile" is the second book I have recently read about Cleopatra's daughter Selene; reading it so close on the heels of Michelle Moran's "Cleopatra's D......more


Quotes

“A spectacular blend of history and unforgettable fiction.” San Francisco Book Review

“An active, vibrant take-charge protagonist.” Publishers Weekly

“With clear prose, careful research, vivid detail, and a dash of magic, Stephanie Dray brings true life to one of Egypt’s most intriguing women.” Susan Fraser King, award-winning author of Queen Hereafter

“Meticulously researched, thoroughly believable, this is a different kind of book, and a true achievement.” Vera Nazarian, Nebula-nominated author of Lords of Rainbow

“The glimpses of the cult of Isis leave one wanting to know more, and the story keeps you turning the pages until the end.” Diana L. Paxson, author of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword of Avalon