Nefertiti would be jealous she’d had to miss this. I will tell her all about it when I get home, I thought. If she is being nice to me. The bald-headed priests walked behind our family, for we were even more important than the representatives of the gods. The incense they swung from golden balls made me think of giant beetles, stinking up the. The sweeping story of a powerful Egyptian family, Nefertiti: A Novel tells the tale of two sisters, the first of whom is destined to rule as one of history’s most fascinating queens. Beautiful Nefertiti and her sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised far from the court of their aunt, the Queen of Egypt. Nefertiti brings a fascinating chapter of Egyptian history to life. This reader's guide is intended as a starting point for your discussion of this captivating story of .
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran. Nefertiti wasn't due to give birth until Thoth, but she walked through the camp as if the child might come any day. Everyone had to stand three paces back when they were near her, and work in the city stopped when she went past, so that the noise of the hammers wouldn't disturb the unborn child. The sweeping story of a powerful Egyptian family, Nefertiti: A Novel tells the tale of two sisters, the first of whom is destined to rule as one of history's most fascinating queens. Beautiful Nefertiti and her sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised far from the court of their aunt, the Queen of Egypt. But when the Pharaoh of Egypt dies, their. Nefertiti-Michelle Moran Nefertiti â€" wife of Amunhotep (Akhenaten), mother-in-law of Tutankhamun and the only female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt â€" was the most beautiful and adored woman in Egypt. She also had a sister, who watched in fear, anger and awe as Nefertiti’s star quality brought about the ruin of a nation.
Michelle Moran is the author of the bestselling Nefertiti and The Heretic Queen. Her experiences at archaeological sites around the world motivated her to write historical fiction and continue to provide inspiration for her novels. Nefertiti would be jealous she’d had to miss this. I will tell her all about it when I get home, I thought. If she is being nice to me. The bald-headed priests walked behind our family, for we were even more important than the representatives of the gods. Nefertiti is narrated by the title character’s younger (half) sister, Mutnodjmet (Mutny), and picks up just before the fifteen-year-old Nefertiti is married to Egypt’s new pharaoh, Amunhotep IV. Amunhotep’s brother Tuthmosis has just died after a chariot accident, although there is some quiet suspicion that his ambitious brother may have hastened his demise in order to take his place as pharaoh.
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