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A review by vidhi26p
Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
4.0
“This was a new Rome. Octavian’s Rome.”
The only thing that would have made this book better, is if it was perfect narrative nonfiction, rather than the author taking liberties. This is, of course, wishful thinking as there’s still so much from this period we haven’t unearthed yet.
That being said, an incredibly entertaining & well-written story, I can safely say I never have given thought to Cleopatra’s children before this. I was skeptical of the fantasy-like take on this, but it worked really well.
The only thing that would have made this book better, is if it was perfect narrative nonfiction, rather than the author taking liberties. This is, of course, wishful thinking as there’s still so much from this period we haven’t unearthed yet.
That being said, an incredibly entertaining & well-written story, I can safely say I never have given thought to Cleopatra’s children before this. I was skeptical of the fantasy-like take on this, but it worked really well.