History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

  The Stolen Queen Author: Fiona Davis  Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Dutton Book Release Date: 2025 Pages: 349 Source: Netgalley/ Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.       Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. That is until an unbearable tragedy strikes.        New York City, 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.”  ...

Daughter of Egypt  Author: Marie Benedict  Genre: Historical Fiction  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: March 24, 2026 Pages: 329 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Known for her “delightful blend of historical fiction and suspense” ( People ), New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, returns with a sweeping tale of a young woman who unearths the truth about a forgotten Pharaoh—rewriting both of their legacies forever.       In the 1920s, archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle made headlines around the world with the discovery of the treasure-filled tomb of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert—daughter of Lord Carnarvon—whose daring spirit and relentless curiosity made the momentous find possible.       Nearly 3,000 years earlier, another woman defied the expectations of her time: Hatshepsut...

Sisters of Fortune: A Novel of the Titanic Author: Anna Lee Huber Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Kensington Books Book Release Date: 2024 Pages: 418 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: April,1912: It’s the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe—sailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past they’ve seen—magnificent castles and museums in Italy and France, the ruins of Greece and the Middle East—and contemplate the futures that await them.       For Alice, there’s foreboding mixed with her excitement. A fortune teller in Egypt gave her a dire warning about traveling at sea. And the freedom she has enjoyed on her travels contrasts with her fiancé’s plans for her return—a cossetted existence she’s no longer sure she wants.       Flora is also returning to a fiancé, a well-to-...

Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age Author: Kathleen Sheppard Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Book Release Date: 2024 Pages: 310 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists who paved the way who paved the way for exploration in Egypt and laid the groundwork for Egyptology.      The history of Egyptology is often told as yet one more grand narrative of powerful men striving to seize the day and the precious artifacts for their competing homelands. But that is only half of the story. During the so-called Golden Age of Exploration, there were women working and exploring before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. Before men even conceived of claiming the story for themselves, women were working in Egypt to lay the groundwork for all future exploration.      ...

  Cleopatra’s Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen Author: Jane Draycott Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: Liveright Release Date: 2023 Pages: 336 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra.      As the only daughter of Roman Triumvir Marc Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII, Cleopatra Selene was expected to uphold traditional feminine virtues; to marry well and bear sons; and to legitimize and strengthen her parents’ rule. Yet with their parents’ deaths by suicide, the princess and her brothers found themselves the inheritors of Egypt, a claim that placed them squarely in the warpath of the Roman emperor.      “Supported by a feast of visual and literary references” (Caroline Lawrence), Cleopatra’s Daughter reimagines t...

Song of the Nile Author: Hannah Fielding Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Publisher: London Wall Publishing  Release Date: 2021 Pages: 638 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Luxor, 1946. When young nurse Aida El Masri returns from war-torn London to her family’s estate in Egypt she steels herself against the challenges ahead.      Eight years have passed since her father, Ayoub, was framed for a crime he did not commit, and died as a tragic result. Yet Aida has not forgotten, and now she wants revenge against the man she believes betrayed her father – his best friend, Kamel Pharaony.      Then Aida is reunited with Kamel’s son, the captivating surgeon Phares, who offers her marriage. In spite of herself, the secret passion Aida harboured for him as a young girl reignites. Still, how can she marry the son of the man who destroyed her father and brought shame on her family? Will coming...

Written In the Ashes by K. Hollan Van Zandt Publisher: Harper Collins Release Date: Nov. 29, 2016 Category: Historical Fiction Tour Dates: May-June, 2017  ISBN:978-0062673688 ASIN: B01CY3A8X4 Available in: Print & ebook, Pages: 554 Source: This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  " Written in the Ashes is one of those rare novels that sets 'history' afire, to bathe readers in the glow of a greater, hotter truth. Fans of The Mists of Avalon will find this romantic/alchemical/feminist/spiritual epic equally captivating." —Tom Robbins, bestselling author of Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, and Villa Incognito      In the bloody clash between Christians and pagans in fifth-century Alexandria, a servant girl becomes the last hope for preserving peace in this evocative and thrilling tale—a blend of history, adventure, religion, romance, and mysticism...