THE LAST QUEEN
Book One of the Chronicles
of Cleopatra
G.
LAWRENCE
Review by Author Roy Murry
This is the story of half-sisters Cleopatra and
Arsinoe, princesses of Egypt, 58-57 BCA. Their conversations are recorded in a
chronicle of their father's reign as Pharaoh, up to Cleopatra's accession.
The two twelve-year-olds grow up during a turbulent
time of war, famine, and family disputes with their other half-sister,
Berenice. The girl's words flow with flowery descriptions of Gods that
determine the fate of life in general and the future.
Many events transpire that the Gods willed during their
lives, according to family records. Cleo is a history buff and explains to Arsinoe
what will be, after their separate mother's murder.
Love and hate drive the young ladies to take
control of their own fate, leading to a somewhat peaceful existence in Alexandria
on the Nile. The journey is well-chronicled.
Gemme Lawrence's prose is beautiful; however, it
is hard to believe twelve-year-olds could speak so eloquently. But it is a Pharaoh's
verbal history of Egypt.
Excellent read: https://amzn.to/4sNerZY
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