Nephthys - Rachel Louise Driscoll

Nephthys

Buch | Hardcover
336 Seiten
2025
Harvill Secker (Verlag)
978-1-78730-445-1 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

Quiet and reserved, Clemmie is happy in the background. Although her parents may overlook her talents, her ability to read hieroglyphs makes her invaluable at the Egyptian relic parties which have made her father the toast of Victorian society.

But at one such party, the words Clemmie interprets from an unusual amulet strike fear into her heart. The beautiful and dangerous glyphs she holds in her hands will change her life forever.

Five years later, Clemmie arrives in Egypt on a mission to save what remains of her family. The childhood game she used to play about the immortal sisters, Isis and Nephthys, has taken on a devastating resonance and it is only by following Nephthys' story that she can undo the mistakes of the past. On her journey up the Nile she will meet unexpected allies and enemies and, along with long-buried secrets and betrayals, Clemmie will be forced to step into the light.


‘A dazzling debut and an irresistible page-turner. With an unforgettable heroine you cannot help but root for’ Susan Stokes-Chapman, author Pandora

‘An intoxicating tale of adventure and obsession, told in prose that shimmers like the Nile’ Emilia Hart, author of Weyward

‘Brilliant and meticulously researched… I loved it.’ Santa Montefiore

Rachel Louise Driscoll won the Curtis Brown Creative scholarship in 2020. Originally from the South West, she lives in the North East with her husband and cat, Cleopatra. Nephthys is her debut novel. She was inspired to write Clemmie's story by an experience she had at a local museum as a child where she was allowed to hold a mummified ancient Egyptian cat. Enjoying the hours of avid research required, Rachel even wrote some of the book wearing a corset in order to capture Clemmie’s experience more accurately!

Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.2.2025
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 240 mm
Gewicht 750 g
Themenwelt Literatur Historische Romane
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Altertum / Antike
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10 1-78730-445-0 / 1787304450
ISBN-13 978-1-78730-445-1 / 9781787304451
Zustand Neuware
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