Reluctant Goddess.Reluctant Goddess Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. Windham Windham, town (1990 pop. 22,039), Windham co., E Conn.; inc. 1692. It includes the industrial city of Willimantic. At Windham Center (settled c.1688) are several old buildings. Infinity Publishing 1094 New Dehaven Street, #100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 The Barrett Company (publicity) 12021 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90025 0741430924 $22.95 www.infinitypublishing.com Reluctant Goddess: Kleopatra And The Stolen Throne by Dharma Windham is a novel of Kleopatra who was in her youth when her father's throne was stolen by her brother and a group of hostile Egyptian priests and court counselor. Kleopatra's narrow escape provides an experience giving her a passion for saving her deteriorating country from its inept and exploitative overlords. Deftly intertwining real places, people, and occurrences of the era, Reluctant Goddess swiftly carries readers through countless twists and turns of fortune as the aspiring young queen must escape from hired assassins and survive the relentless efforts toward her demise with only the faith of the Gods to provide her with inspiration to reclaim her birth-right name as Queen of Egypt. Skillfully written, Reluctant Goddess is very strongly recommended as a romanticized story of one of the last of the Greek Pharaohs pharaoh (fâr`ō) [Heb., from Egyptian,=the great house], title of the kings of ancient Egypt. Of the pharaohs in the Bible, Shishak is Sheshonk I, Neco or Necoh is Necho, and Hophra is Apries. of Egypt--the young queen Kleopatra. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion