2011 Longlist
The Double Crown; Secret Writings of The Female Pharaoh
ABOUT
THE BOOK
This gripping novel is the fascinating and true story of Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh who ruled over Egypt for two decades around 1500 BC.
A vibrant and poignant portrayal of an ambitious and courageous woman and the betrayals she faces, both as a woman and a ruler.
Dan Lazar, Heese’s US agent, rightly calls her “a literary stylist with commercial chops”.
Winner of the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book in the Africa Region.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Fact and fiction are cleverly woven to inform the reader about Hatshepsut, living 1500 B.C., and fascinate to further reading and research on this remarkable woman.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
South Africa
Original Language
English
Publisher
Human & Rousseau
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