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Chargement... The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queenpar J. Lynn Else
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"I am King Tut's wife, but my name is barely a whisper in history's memory. I was the last of my family to survive the Aten revolution. I had a child at age 12 and was forced to marry three times. But that didn't mean my story ended badly. My name is Ankhesenamun, my loved ones called me An, and I will stop at nothing to save my family."Despite the vast treasure found in Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb, there is little left over regarding his bride. From the turbulence of her father's reign, Akhenaten, who forced monotheism on the country to the mending of these wounds by the now-famous Tutankhamun, her life saw more change than most ancient Egyptians dared even dream about. Evidence left to us about her is this: She was forced to marry her father, her brother, and her grandfather. She gave birth to one healthy baby girl and two stillborn girls. She was widowed at age 12 and 23. She saw four pharaohs crowned within 23 years. After her grandfather took the throne, she disappeared from history. Ankhesenamun grew up a princess and became a queen at age 13. Her husband, Tutankhamun, was 9. With outside forces try to influence every choice they make, Ankhesenamun finds herself torn between her heart and her duty.With a twist of biblical history interlaced, Ankhesenamun's voice has a new song to sing which has otherwise been forgotten. Her story weaves through the sands of time as in each chapter, she narrates her past and the path her life has been directed to take. Between chapters, Ankhesenamun is dealing with the repercussions of her husband's death as power-hungry men are grappling for pharaoh's crown. Can a lone woman stand against the tides of time which have already consumed her parents, her sisters, and her husband? Will she find a way to overcome the most terrible of all fates -- having her name erased from the walls of history? May the gods have mercy that she does not become one of the forgotten... Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised; I’ve read some self-published works that are just awful, but this one is readable, with believable characters and imaginable dialog. (Although I should warn I’m a sucker for Egyptian fiction and perhaps my judgement is warped). It’s not quite a romance novel and not quite fantasy; the “romance” is extremely restrained and although I found the supernatural elements annoying they’re relatively minor. Worth a read. ( )