Peasreads: Neferura

Neferura by Malayna Evans

This is another book that is right up my alley right now as far as genre. Historical fiction/fantasy. Retelling or reimagining of folktales, myths, or historical figures and their lives. Neferura was the daughter of a female Pharaoh, this is a short description from Wikipedia:

Neferure or Neferura was an Egyptian princess of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the daughter of two pharaohs, Hatshepsut and Thutmose II. She served in high offices in the government and the religious administration of Ancient Egypt. Wikipedia

The book follows the tradition that she was the daughter of two Pharaohs and married her half-brother Thutmose. There is little known about her, even her date of death is not known. Malayna Evans weaves a story around known details and adds imaginative storytelling.  

Neferura is the daughter of the great Pharaoh who happens to be female. Both of their positions are precarious due not only to their gender but also because Neferura has a half-brother. Thutmose shares the same father as Neferura. The previous Pharoah. Thutmose seeks to regain what he believes is rightfully his. 

Both the Pharoah and Thutmose seek power above all else. They will do anything to get it. Neferua a high priestess of Ketmet loves her people and knows where her duty lies. For the people and land that she loves. Neferua is smart, compassionate, and kind. Is she strong enough to stand up and serve the people when she's forced to marry Thutmose and produce a male heir? Knowing that once she does produce an heir, her life will end. She's determined to secure her people's safety, even if that means sacrificing her own life.

Read this one if you love a great strong female main character.  There are twists, turns, and suspense. Family dynamics. Crowns to win, and the realization that having a close circle of allies is truly powerful.

Description

For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a legendary Egyptian pharaoh and the path she must take to escape her own dangerous fate.

There are many paths to power.

They all come with a price.

Neferura, princess and high priestess of Kemet, knows her duty is to her people. When your mother is the great Pharaoh, it is hard to forget. But Neferura's unique position at court comes with high stakes for her country, especially when she's forced to serve her vile half-brother, a man determined to stop Neferura's potential rise.

Peace, it seems, never lasts for women who wield power in the open. Especially when they cross a vengeful man.

When Neferura overhears Thutmose's plot to end her mother's rule, she knows he must be stopped, no matter the cost. The discovery of a mysterious tattooed wisewoman and her shadowy network of spies offers an uneasy alliance. But the wisewoman wields more power than Neferura knew possible—power with the potential to rival her own. Neferura must decide where her loyalties lie and how much she's willing to sacrifice to protect the people she loves before everything crumbles at the hands of a tyrant.

Available Editions
EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781728278728
PRICE $16.99 (USD)
PAGES 368

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