The Memoirs of Cleopatra

by Margaret George

The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles.

Told in the first person - from the young queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule to her own reign over one of the most glittering kingdoms in the world - this is an enthralling saga of ambition and power.

It is also a tale of passion that begins when the twenty-one-year-old Cleopatra, desperate to return from exile, seeks out the one man who can help her: Julius Caesar. And it does not end until, having survived the assassination of Caesar and the defeat of the second man she loves, Marc Antony, she plots her own death . . .

'The author's impeccable research brings a long-ago civilization thoroughly to life, and her portraits of Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony are wonderful. A spellbinding book' Barbara Taylor Bradford, book of the year in the Sunday Times

• ISBN10: 0330353829
• ISBN13: 9780330353823
• Publish Date: 10 May 2012 (first published 1 May 1997)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 8 April 2022
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Imprint: Pan Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 1152
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

An interesting and involved story of Cleopatra and her life and loves. Sometimes too much detail and the book is weighty. You can see how Margaret George got herself very involved in the character and the situation in the world. I did enjoy it but felt it was a bit long and occasionally could be a bit shorter as things did lag. However it was very interesting and did get you into the mind of the characters.

[Terri M. LeBlanc]

I love Egyptian historical fiction novels. This one is long, but definitely worth the read. I actually read this a few years ago and still recommend it to people as I fell in love with Cleopatra by the end of the novel and was loathe to finish the book because history has already written out her demise.