pickTells the history of women egyptologists whose work usually gets left out of history. I had a little trouble keeping track of people because I listened to the audiobook, but it was still good.
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pickTells the history of women egyptologists whose work usually gets left out of history. I had a little trouble keeping track of people because I listened to the audiobook, but it was still good.
pickAnother #OffMyShelf book. “book with a map” Also #SeriesLove2025
This was excellent. The family relationships were lovely and it was often quite funny. Peters made a good call when she decided to “resurrect” the Master Criminal.
Due to the dangers of travel during WWI, the Emerson‘s opt to remain in Luxor indefinitely. Ramses becomes embroiled with the secret service again and the whole family travels incognito to Turkish occupied Palestine.
panHaving read a biography of Cleopatra VII and watched documentaries and movies, this fictional diary was definitely a let-down. Can‘t tell if it‘s disappointing because I‘m an adult or because I know so much about her life. It was mostly being stuck in Rome waiting for a Roman army to come back with her and her father to Alexandria to quell the peasant and sibling rebellions. The ending part with all the facts was more interesting.
pickFrom genus called Proailurus 30 million years ago to Pseudaelurus 20 million years ago to Felis silvestris lybica, Africa wildcat to Felis catus
They likely tamed themselves to live with us by preventing mice & rats in our grain storage. There‘s no firm data they came to us visa Ancient Egypt but we do know they were prized, worshipped, mummified
But adore the art & images & worship Sekhmet & Bastet.
Is this not the least we can do for them?
#12DaysofChristmas @Andrew65
This was written in 1975! 😱 How can you not love a late-Victorian-self-sufficient-no-nonsense-badass female archaeologist protagonist who travels to Egypt in search of antiquarian objects and the freedom to do as she pleases? Throw in some worthy sidekicks and adversaries as well as a mummy-run-amok, and you have one heckuva fun historical detective read. I see more Amelia Peabody in my future.
so-soI got a great sense of time and place reading Something to Answer For although I felt that the Suez crisis had little bearing on the core narrative. Townrow is on his way to Egypt following the death of his friend (?). As a very unreliable narrator, he slowly pieces together a past, present and future, the truth of which we are left to discern for ourselves. Engaging storytelling but ultimately tedious and felt a bit low stakes. 5/10
pickThird book for #ChristmasCrimeChallenge
Amelia and Emerson‘s now grown children take more of the center stage. Ramses‘ past as a secret agent comes back to haunt him and is it possible that the Master Criminal is still alive? Or is someone masquerading in his place? And lady journalist Margaret Minton returns to interfere and poke her nose in.
Lots of fun, romance and adventure and Emerson cursing. 😂
#whereareyoumonday
Back in Egypt with the Emersons in 1916 or so who are up to their usual tricks of solving crime and making trouble. I‘m not a huge fan of the Ramses/Nefret storyline - too much “romance” for me, but I can tolerate it because the rest is just fun.
pickA superstar actress is due to perform in a play with Cleopatra in the audience but doesn't turn up. Cleopatra tasks her Eye, Tetisheri, with finding the missing actress.
The mystery takes a bit of a back place to Sheri and Apollodorus's relationship but still worked well. I didn't see the final twist coming till near the end but it wasn't a GASP moment.
