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As a hobby Egyptologist I am relatively familiar with Hatshepsut and her reign, or I thought I was until I read this and found that the general histories I've read so far. Having read Tyldesley's biography of this amazing woman I knew much of the factual side of Cooney's biography but Cooney took this a step further and brough Hatshepsut to life by using her experience and knowledge of the era to add the human element, bringing Hatshepsut to life. Cooney shows that Hatshepsut was more than just someone who took advantage of circumstance and showed her instead to be politically intelligent and capable of creating her own path to power, all without resorting to the means that are often so 'celebrated' and remembered in relation to other female rulers (Cleopatra VII being a prime example of this). While much of what Cooney describes is conjecture, she talks the reader through her reasoning and gives each relevent view point allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions as well as following hers. And the notes at the end allow even more in depth analysis and shows that the person and Pharaoh that Cooney describes really was possible and was far more than she is remembered for.