
She will lead a vast army and build great temples, but always she willīe torn between the demands of leadership and the desires of her heart.Īnd even as she makes her boldest move of all, her enemies will plot herĭownfall…. Once, Hatshepsut anticipated being free to Suddenly dies, Hatshepsut becomes de facto ruler, as regent to her Wives, the commoner Aset, who bears him a son, while Hatshepsut developsĪ searing attraction for his brilliant adviser Senenmut. Loveless marriage with her half brother, Thut, to secure his claim to The death of her elder sister, Neferubity, in a gruesome accidentĪrising from Hatshepsut’s games forces her to confront her guilt…and Marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Nile’s marshlands. The pharaoh’s pampered second daughter, lively, intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Nile’s marshlands. Intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the The pharaoh’s pampered second daughter, lively, (I love EVERYTHING about it, including the colors, the felucca, and the Valley of the Kings in the background!)Įgypt, 1400s BC.
