OLDER FICTION
Shecter, Vicky Alvear

Cleopatra's Moon

(2) YA Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII, is taken to Rome when Egypt is invaded and her parents die. There she carves out a life for herself, confronts hatred, finds love, and always seeks the power to reclaim Egypt as her rightful land. The large, complex story is an intelligently written and stately meditation on fate, free will, and political power.

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