The Twelfth Transforming - Hardcover

Gedge, Pauline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060153385 ISBN 13: 9780060153380

Publisher: Harper & Row, 1984

Synopsis

The reign of Pharaoh Akhenaton is troubled by a struggle for power involving the pharaoh's proud mother, his uncle, the leader of Egypt's army, and the beautiful Nefertiti

About this title

About the Author:

PAULINE GEDGE is the award-winning and bestselling author of thirteen previous novels, ten of which are inspired by Egyptian history. Her first, Child of the Morning, won the Alberta Search-for-a-New-Novelist Competition. In France, her second novel, The Eagle and the Raven, received the Jean Boujassy award from the Société des Gens des Lettres, and The Twelfth Transforming, the second of her Egyptian novels, won the Writers Guild of Alberta Best Novel of the Year Award. Her books have sold more than 250,000 copies in Canada alone; worldwide, they have sold more than six million copies and have been translated into eighteen languages. Pauline Gedge lives in Alberta.

Review:

“Stunning realism . . . a multicolored tapestry.” —Publishers Weekly

“A beautifully detailed historical biography in the tradition of Mary Renault . . . a sensuous, teeming, complex world of intrigue and passion.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A lustrous tale about Pharaonic decadence, told not in strident, panoramic fashion, but in the quiet undertone of an intimate chronicle. . . . A sad and often lyrical narrative of a self-centered family’s corruption and downfall. [Gedge] tells it truthfully, if slowly, convincing the reader that inhabitants of an alien culture with improbable mores remain painfully human, that fundamentals endure.” —New York Times Book Review

“Blends impeccable historical research with superb fiction . . . draws the readers completely into the splendor and pageantry of a rich and complex civilization [with] a cast of characters so memorable that they seem to breathe on every page.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
 

“Makes ancient Egypt come alive. . . . Historical fiction at its best.” —Daily Oklahoman
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0060153385
• ISBN 13: 9780060153380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 407