Cleopatraby Adele Geras andM. P. RobertsonThis innovative, fully illustrated, and factually accurate novel tells the story of the legendary Egyptian queen. At ten years old, a young girlnamed Nefret becomes a handmaid to Cleopatra,the last queen of Egypt. It is through her eyes, asa servant in Cleopatra's court, that the history of this powerful ruler unfolds. In Nefret's diary, readers will observe Cleopatra's struggle to becomea pharaoh and her relentless determination torule Egypt well.ReviewsRobertson’s paintings range from busy Alexandriastreet scenes to a view of Caesar’s bloody corpse, and are populated with natural-looking, sometimes humorous, sometimes hilarious figures, includinga glimpse of Nefret “walking like an Egyptian.”
